- Mailing Address
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225 S. 6th St., 9th Floor
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 - Phone
- (866) 796-6651
- Email address
- info@capella.edu
- Website
- https://www.capella.edu/
- School Information
- "Capella University was born out of a belief that quality higher education should be broadly accessible to working adults. For the past 20 years, Capella has lived up to this founding ideal by developing a truly innovative approach to education that extends access to a larger population of students" (Source: https://www.capella.edu/capella-experience/why-choose-capella-university/history/). Capella University has a student to faculty ratio of 22 to 1 with over 10,000 undergraduates, with a little under 2,000 being full time students. Capella is an online university offering 49 majors.
- General Information
- Capella University is unique in that its campus presence is primarily online. Capella has partnered with Strayer University to create the Hub for Help initiative, which provides resources surrounding a variety of areas in the realms of education and work. The initiative is committed to to encouraging discussions of race and inequality. No mandatory Critical Race Training sessions are yet required of students. However, see developments below:
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- Admissions Policies
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In the 2021 Diversity and Inclusion Statement, Capella states that "We believe that attracting, engaging, and supporting diverse learners, faculty, and staff strengthens our university. Capella values human potential and is committed to being an inclusive and culturally competent institution."
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Capella's Director of Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement, and Academic Success, Andriel Dees, made a statement reaffirming Capella's commitment to diversity. Capella is dedicated in "hiring and supporting a diverse faculty and staff."
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- Resources
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Hub for Help is committed to "addressing societal injustice across the nation" in addition to “expanding the social justice work already being done in our community and exploring additional opportunities to encourage social change."
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Hub for Help has compiled multimedia resources of articles, texts, podcasts, centers, and foundations. Hub for Help's mission is "expanding the social justice work already being done in our community and exploring additional opportunities to encourage social change."
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