PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 13, 2025

Jake Lathrop, Assistant Director of Talent and Strategic Partnerships at Michigan State University, to Serve on the CUPA-HR Board of Directors

Jake Lathrop, assistant director of talent and strategic partnerships at Michigan State University, has been selected to serve a three-year term on the board of directors of the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources (CUPA-HR). He will join the board on July 1.

Lathrop has been a long-time member of CUPA-HR. He began serving in a CUPA-HR leadership role with the Michigan Chapter board in 2015, where he served for several years, culminating in a term as chapter president during the 2016-17 fiscal year. Lathrop has also been an active member of the Midwest Region Board since 2019, serving as board chair from 2023 to 2024. At the national level, Lathrop has been a member of CUPA-HR’s Learning and Professional Development, Public Policy, Spring Conference and Creating Inclusive Communities Steering committees. He has also served as a CUPA-HR conference ambassador and was a member of the 2018-19 Emerging CUPA-HR Leader cohort.

“Jake has been an outstanding leader and champion of CUPA-HR for many years. We are so pleased that he will join the CUPA-HR board of directors,” said CUPA-HR President and Chief Executive Officer Dr. Andy Brantley.

About CUPA-HR

CUPA-HR is higher ed HR. We serve higher education by providing the knowledge, resources, advocacy and connections to achieve organizational and workforce excellence. Serving more than 40,000 HR professionals and other higher ed leaders at nearly 2,000 member institutions and organizations around the country and abroad, the association offers learning and professional development programs, higher education salary, benefits and demographic data, extensive online resources and just-in-time regulatory and legislative information.

 

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