Office of
Institutional Effectiveness
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness
is responsible for the institutional assessment and research activities of Fisk University, including the identification of current issues on higher education, particularly in the liberal arts sector; compiling and reporting information on the university’s internal and external environments; analyzing and reporting trends in institutional resources, admissions, student satisfaction, retention, and graduation rates; and conducting peer comparison studies. In addition, our office is responsible for providing quantitative and qualitative information for institutional planning, assessment, and executive decision-making.
The office strives to provide up-to-date, easy-to-access information in an electronic format. We want to make searching for and retrieving information as easy as possible for all constituent groups.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness reports directly to the Executive Vice President and Provost.
Connect with our Director
Jason Richard Curry, Ph. D.
Office Location and Contact Information:
Cravath Hall
Tel: 615-329-8582
Accreditation
In 1930, Fisk became the first African-American institution to gain accreditation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. It was also the first such institution to be placed on the approved lists of the Association of American Universities (1933) and the American Association of University Women (1948). In 1952, Fisk received a charter for the first Phi Beta Kappa chapter on a predominantly black campus and also became the first private, black college accredited for its music programs by the National Association of Schools of Music. Its Chemistry Department is on the approved list of the American Chemical Society. Fisk is a member of the Council of Graduate Schools in the United States and a sponsoring institution of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc. It is approved for teacher licensure preparation by the State of Tennessee Department of Education.
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