Tiffany Hughes

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Educational Leadership & Policy

Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership & Policy, University of Texas at Austin, expected 2024
M.Ed. in Counselor Education (Student Affairs), Clemson University, 2016
B.A. in English, Howard University, 2009

Email: tiffany.hughes@austin.utexas.edu
 
Tiffany N. Hughes is a doctoral candidate in the Program for Higher Education Leadership & Policy at The University of Texas at Austin. Before becoming a Longhorn, she earned an M.Ed. in Counselor Education with an emphasis in Student Affairs from Clemson University.

After discovering her passion for serving students, Tiffany took on varying experiences as a higher education practitioner, including academic advising, admissions, multicultural programming, and student affairs. She has had the pleasure of working at multiple institution types including R1 universities, a liberal arts college, and a college of medicine.

Tiffany is a proud HBCU Alumna, having earned her B.A. in English from Howard University. Her affirming undergraduate experience often juxtaposes against those of the students of color that she works with at predominantly/historically White institutions of higher education. As such, she makes it a point to engage in Equity, Diversity & Inclusion work at each institution she serves in an effort to create more equitable environments for her students. These professional experiences have also informed her research interests which include elevating the narratives of students on the margins and examining and implementing practices that cultivate diverse, equitable, and inclusive higher education environments for underrepresented and minoritized populations.