About CESDP
View of Sangre de Cristo Mountains near Española
About Us
The New Mexico Legislature established the Center for the Education and Study of Diverse Populations (CESDP) in 1993, under the auspices of New Mexico Highlands University, to provide technical assistance and professional learning, distribute research findings, offer resources, and advocate for quality in public educational systems.
The CESDP at New Mexico Highlands University is an educational diversity center that provides systemic and sustained professional learning for parents, students, teachers, and administrators in the following areas:
- Building School, Family, and Community Partnerships,
- Student Leadership,
- Culturally Sustaining Teaching and Leading,
- ELL Sheltered Instruction Strategies and Practices,
- Implementation of High-quality Bilingual Education Programs, and
- Organizational and Community Readiness.
CESDP Vision: A community of stakeholders working collaboratively to co-construct knowledge, foster diversity of voice, and build capacity to positively influence policy and practices that sustain healthy and fulfilling lives.
CESDP Mission: CESDP facilitates community-informed, deliberate, collaborative, and sustainable knowledge-building practices that actively value diversity and multiculturalism as both strengths and assets.