Harita Patel

Harita Patel is the assistant program director for assessment for the Office for Multi-ethnic Student Education (OMSE). She leads assessment and reporting across OMSE and supports senior staff in program development. Harita has over 10 years of experience in student development, teaching, and academia at the post-secondary level. She has worked in a variety of positions in higher education including with undergraduate advising, instruction, and administration. She is passionate about facilitating dialogue between students and administration to foster inclusive educational environments for today’s students. She has earned graduate degrees in political science from the University of Cincinnati and the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is currently working on completing her dissertation at the University of Cincinnati.