Presidents of Quinsigamond & Holyoke Community College Selected for New Fellowship Program
Thursday, February 06, 2020
Luis Padraja of Quinsigamond PHOTO: Quinsigamond
Presidents Luis Padraja of Quinsigamond and President Christina Royal of Holyoke were the only two community college presidents chosen from Massachusetts.
“It is a privilege to be chosen with my colleague President Royal. We are both looking forward to the opportunities this fellowship will afford us,” said Pedraja.
Royal added, “The Aspen Institute has a reputation for excellence, and I am honored to be selected as part of the inaugural group alongside President Pedraja. Higher education is experiencing a lot of disruption as the world changes. We are being challenged in a greater way to alter the ways we educate and provide support for students, as demographics shift and their needs and preferences change.”
Royal and Padraja will engage in a seven-month fellowship beginning in June of 2020.
Aspen New Presidents Fellowship
President Christina Royal of Holyoke PHOTO: Holyoke
According to Aspen Fellows, nearly 80 percent of community college presidents nationwide plan to retire in the next decade.
Through this fellowship and its other leadership programs, Aspen is committed to helping to replace those exiting the presidency with an exceptionally capable and highly diverse talent pool. According to the American Council on Education, only 36 percent of community college presidents are female, and 20 percent are people of color.
The incoming class of Aspen fellows is 48 percent female, and 40 percent are people of color.
Their institutions span 15 states and vary widely, from a rural college with fewer than 2,000 students to a statewide system that educates more than 150,000.
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