Miranda Febus

Miranda Febus is a recipient of the Villanova University Presidential Graduate Fellowship for Underrepresented Students and currently enrolled in Villanova’s Higher Education program in the Department of Education and Counseling. Her career ambitions include creating and fostering higher education environments that welcome students from all backgrounds to assure underrepresented students feel safe and comfortable on campus. As an aspiring Chief Diversity Officer, she has a strong interest in cultivating learning and working environments that promote and sustain diversity, equity, and inclusion. Her research interests include the sense of belonging for underrepresented local students attending universities in their own neighborhoods that often have a stigma or reputation for being unsafe.