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Azusa Pacific University recently received recognition for efforts toward diversity:
CCCU Racial Harmony Award
In January, Azusa Pacific University received the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities’ (CCCU) Robert and Susan Andringa Award for Advancing Racial Harmony for 2011. This award was established in 2000 to celebrate the achievements of CCCU campuses in making progress in the areas of diversity, racial harmony, and reconciliation.
“This award acknowledges the collective work of APU’s faculty and staff on diversity over the years, marking our progress and exemplifying the importance of this core institutional value,” said APU President Jon R. Wallace, DBA. “We are most certainly not where we once were; but we are also not where God untimely calls us to be.”
2010 Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Top 100
Azusa Pacific University again secured a place among the top ranked schools nationwide in the 2010 Diverse: Issues in Higher Education Top 100 Graduate Degree Producers issue. This year, APU ranked 6th out of 100 universities for Hispanic master’s degrees in Education, and 9th for the Asian American master’s degree in Psychology. APU ranked 66th for all minority master’s degrees in all disciplines.
“These rankings reflect the university's strong commitment to diversity,” said Mark Stanton, Ph.D., acting provost. “At APU, we want to create an environment that allows students to engage with a diverse faculty and curriculum as they prepare to become world citizens."
The annual rankings are based on the preliminary data from universities that conferred master’s degrees during the 2008—09 school year. During that year, APU awarded 421 master’s degrees in various disciplines to minorities. Among the highlights, APU ranked high in the following categories:
- Master’s Degrees: Education
Hispanic 6th
Native American 18th
Asian American 35th
- Master’s Degrees: Psychology
Asian American 9th
Hispanic 14th
- Master’s Degrees: Social Science and History
Hispanic 33rd
- Master’s Degree: All Disciplines Combined
Hispanic 16th
Hispanic Outlook Award
In addition, The Hispanic Outlook recognized APU as ranked 16th in awarding the most master’s degrees to Hispanic students in 2009. The Hispanic Outlook presents the Top 100 institutions for Hispanics based on degrees awarded. This information is made available by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.
