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Alexander Jun, Ph.D.Professor, Department of Doctoral Higher Education |
Phone: (626) 815-6000, Ext. 5723 Email: ajun@apu.edu Fax: (626) 815-5408 |
Alexander Jun is Professor of Higher Education at Azusa Pacific University. As a faculty member in the Department of Doctoral Programs in Higher Education, Dr. Jun’s primary area of research surrounds issues of globalization in higher education and international educational policy in urban centers. Dr. Jun is author of From Here to University: Access, Mobility, and Resilience Among Urban Latino Youth (Routledge Press, 2001), and has published extensively on issues of postsecondary equity, access, and retention for historically underrepresented students in urban environments. Professor Jun teaches courses in qualitative research methods and diversity and social justice.
Dr. Jun joined the faculty at APU after 15 years of service as a faculty member and administrator in a variety of departments across the University of Southern California. He was formerly Associate Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs (PASA) Program in the Rossier School of Education at USC. He was also senior research associate for the USC Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis (CHEPA).
Prior to joining the faculty at the Rossier School of Education at USC, Dr. Jun served as Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Office of the Provost at USC. In that capacity, Alex was responsible for academic programs related to retention and graduation for approximately 10,000 undergraduate students. He previously served on the Research Advisory board for the National Association for College Admission Counselors (NACAC) and also served as NACAC’s National Director of the Multicultural Institute for Advanced Thinking and Practice in Admission (MIATPA). He currently serves on the governing board of the Global Education Academy (GEA), a charter school in downtown Los Angeles, and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Arcadia Educational Foundation.
Dr. Jun joined the faculty at APU after 15 years of service as a faculty member and administrator in a variety of departments across the University of Southern California. He was formerly Associate Professor of Higher Education and Director of the Postsecondary Administration and Student Affairs (PASA) Program in the Rossier School of Education at USC. He was also senior research associate for the USC Center for Higher Education Policy Analysis (CHEPA).
Prior to joining the faculty at the Rossier School of Education at USC, Dr. Jun served as Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Office of the Provost at USC. In that capacity, Alex was responsible for academic programs related to retention and graduation for approximately 10,000 undergraduate students. He previously served on the Research Advisory board for the National Association for College Admission Counselors (NACAC) and also served as NACAC’s National Director of the Multicultural Institute for Advanced Thinking and Practice in Admission (MIATPA). He currently serves on the governing board of the Global Education Academy (GEA), a charter school in downtown Los Angeles, and serves on the Board of Trustees for the Arcadia Educational Foundation.
Education
Ph.D., Education Administration and Policy, University of Southern CaliforniaM.S., Higher Education Counseling, California State University, Los Angeles
B.A., Political Science & Psychology, University of Southern California
Department
- School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences
- Doctoral Higher Education
Courses Taught
HED 721 – Diversity and Social Justice in Higher EducationHED 742 – Qualitative Research Methods
HED 746 – Advanced Qualitative Research
Office Location
John and Marilyn Duke Academic Complex, Room 508, West Campus
