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The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) recently announced the name of Nishi Ravi, a PhD student in Counseling Psychology at Marquette University, as the 2025 recipients of the annual K. Patricia Cross Future Leaders Award. The award recognizes graduate students who show exemplary promise as future leaders of higher education and are committed to academic innovation in equity, community engagement, and teaching and learning.
The award honors the work of K. Patricia Cross, Professor Emerita of Higher Education at the University of California–Berkeley, a distinguished university administrator, researcher, and teacher.
Nishi Ravi is one amongst the five recipients selected for the 2025 awards. Prior to joining Marquette, she studied at the University of Edinburgh, training in public and private sectors in the UK before establishing her independent private practice in India. She enjoys traveling, reading, and pursuing her passion in psychoanalysis.
The 2025 K. Patricia Cross Award recipients have been recognized and honored during the opening plenary session of the AAC&U Annual Meeting in Washington, DC.
Nishi Ravi is an International member of American Psychological Association, student member of Institute of Contemporary Psychotherapy & Psychoanalysis and Wisconsin Psychoanalytic Association, Life member of Counsellor Council of India, and a member of International Association of Applied Psychology.
The K. Patricia Cross Award is open to all doctoral-level graduate students planning a career in higher education, regardless of academic department, and have been nominated by a faculty member or administrator. Graduate students in fields where the master’s degree is the terminal degree are also eligible.
“This year’s recipients truly embody the commitment to excellence in teaching, scholarship, leadership, and civic engagement that Pat Cross championed throughout her distinguished career,” said AAC&U President Lynn Pasquerella.
The American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) is a global membership organization dedicated to advancing the democratic purposes of higher education by promoting equity, innovation, and excellence in liberal education.
