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MPR News with Angela Davis
Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

Navigating change in higher education

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday

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Marcheta Evans became the 12th president — and first African American president — of St. Catherine University on July 15, 2024.
Courtesy of St. Catherine University | Rebecca Slater

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While enrollment is declining at many colleges, St. Catherine University — also known as St. Kate’s — has seen increases.

Coming up at 9 a.m. on Monday, MPR News host Angela Davis talks with the first African American president of St. Kate’s about her commitment to empowering women and helping first-generation college students navigate higher education. 

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What questions do you have about the challenges facing higher education? Do women's colleges like St. Kate's have a place in the future? Are you a first-generation college student? What supports have been key to your success?

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Guest:

  • Marcheta Evans is the president of St. Catherine University. She became the institution’s 12th president — and first African American president — in July. She has served in leadership roles in higher education for nearly 30 years at both public and private institutions. She was the chancellor of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University in New Jersey, having led Bloomfield College as president before the two schools merged. Prior to that, she was provost and vice president for academic affairs at Our Lady of the Lake University in Texas and associate dean at the University of Texas at San Antonio. 

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