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Vol. 19, No. 2 - Winter 2003
Alphabet soup:
CGC, MTDP, HTPP, MEP
The college has several initiatives designed to increase the number
of teachers of
color in K–12 schools and the number of students of color pursuing
graduate study in education.
Common Ground Consortium (CGC) is a collaboration between
the college and 10 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
supporting advanced graduate work in education by HBCU graduates. It
provides financial and transitional support, academic counseling,
faculty mentoring, career development, and job placement services, and
an opportunity to connect with other people from HBCUs.
CGC students receive a graduate assistantship where they work
alongside faculty members at the college. They have a faculty mentor
at the college and maintain connection throughout the year with their
adviser in their HBCU. To remove barriers that would prevent them from
attending the U, students also receive one-time relocation
scholarships and scholarships for books.
Multicultural Teacher Development Project (MTDP) recruits
and helps to retain students of color for teacher development
programs. It is a scholarship and professional development program
specifically for culturally diverse students enrolled full-time in an
M.Ed./initial licensure program at the college. MTDP provides students
with information about opportunities at the University of Minnesota
and in local school districts, and helps them navigate their degree
programs and the transition to their first professional positions.
Homegrown Teacher Partnership Project (HTPP) recruits,
prepares, and supports culturally diverse teachers for Minnesota
schools. It offers academic advising, financial assistance, social
events, mentoring, professional development workshops, and assistance
in finding teaching jobs. HTPP mentors meet monthly with their mentees,
who are primarily first-year students at the University. Through HTPP,
MTDP, and MEP (see below), school districts support individuals in
teacher preparation programs and then ask the new teachers to teach in
their districts.
The college also offers the Multicultural Educators Program
(MEP), a collaboration with public school districts in the Twin Cities
metropolitan area. MEP is a scholarship program for students of
culturally diverse backgrounds admitted to licensure programs at
colleges and universities with accredited teacher preparation
programs, such as the College of Education and Human Development. MEP
is designed to increase the diversity of licensed teaching
professionals in Minnesota by linking students with a school district
to support them through their initial licensure/teacher preparation
program.
More information on the college’s diversity initiatives
The college offers several multicultural student awards and
scholarships |
