[Congressional Record Volume 153, Number 5 (Wednesday, January 10, 2007)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E69-E70]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




   CONGRATULATING THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF 
       HIGHER AND POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION ON ITS 50TH ANNIVERSARY

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                          HON. JOHN D. DINGELL

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 10, 2007

  Mr. DINGELL. Madam Speaker, I rise today to celebrate the Center for 
the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education, founded 50 years ago 
by Dr. Algo Henderson at the University of Michigan with a grant from 
the Carnegie Foundation. Located in my district, the University of 
Michigan (UM) is a national leader in higher education and in cutting-
edge research, equipping young minds with the best tools to confront 
the world's problems. Among the best at UM, the Center for the Study of 
Higher and Postsecondary Education is recognized as an innovator and 
emulated by higher education institutions across the Nation. Faculty at 
the Center seek to improve higher and postsecondary education from the 
perspectives of organizational behavior and management, public policy, 
academic affairs, student development, assessment, and evaluation. 
Today, the Center is headed by alumnus Dr. Deborah Faye Carter and 
staffed by scholars with expertise that spans a wide range of fields in 
the study.
  The Center's faculty members provide valuable leadership to both the 
graduate students they teach and their colleagues in the field. Thanks 
to the contributions of the faculty, the Center's research continues to 
facilitate major initiatives in the field of higher education that 
respond to the evolving needs of our country.
  Graduates of the Center continue into the world providing leadership 
as administrators and faculty in higher education institutions, as 
policymakers in governmental and policy agencies, as heads of 
professional associations, and as researchers in the field.
  Current students at the Center are actively engaged in their academic 
work which is emiched by their many years of experience at liberal arts 
colleges, State and private universities and community colleges working 
as admissions directors and professionals in financial aid and faculty 
and student affairs. Many have served in State and Federal Government 
agencies and professional higher education associations as 
institutional researchers, policy analysts and planners. Their 
experiences at the Center will allow them to contribute to the study of 
higher education in the same outstanding manner as their faculty and 
those who have graduated before them.

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  Madam Speaker, this historic event is a source of pride for the 
University, the State of Michigan, and the field of higher education 
study. I ask you and all of my colleagues to rise and congratulate the 
Center for the Study of Higher and Postsecondary Education on its 50th 
anniversary and to commend its faculty and students for a job well 
done.
    

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