cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.StudentsDr. Melissa Harris-Perry – Professor of Political Science, Tulane UniversityHost of her eponymously named show on MSNBC, Harris-Perry teaches political science at Tulane University. Her academic research is inspired by a desire to investigate the challenges facing contemporary Black Americans and to better understand the ways that African-Americans respond to these challenges. In 2009, Harris-Perry became the youngest scholar to deliver the W.E.B. Du […]April 25, 2014African-AmericanDr. Marybeth Gasman – Professor of Higher Education, University of PennsylvaniaGasman, a professor of higher education in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, holds secondary appointments in history, Africana studies, and the School of Social Policy and Practice. She also directs the Center for Minority-Serving Institutions at Penn. Gasman has written or edited 15 books, including Envisioning Black Colleges: A History […]April 25, 2014Leadership & PolicyDr. Bernadette Gray-Little – Chancellor, University of KansasGray-Little has been the chancellor of the University of Kansas since 2009. Previously, she was a professor of psychology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she also held several top administrative posts, including executive vice chancellor and provost. She is vice chair of the board of trustees for the Online Computer […]April 25, 2014StudentsNikki Giovanni – University Distinguished Professor, Virginia TechSince establishing herself in the mid-’70s as a leading poetic voice and a major force in the Black arts movement, Giovanni has received 20 honorary doctorates and various other awards, including the Rosa Parks Woman of Courage Award and the Langston Hughes Award for Distinguished Contributions to Arts and Letters. She teaches writing and literature […]April 25, 2014StudentsDr. Juliet V. García – President, University of Texas at BrownsvilleGarcía became president of The University of Texas at Brownsville in January 1992. When she was named president of Texas Southmost College in 1986, she became the fi rst Mexican American woman in the nation to become president of a college or university. García has advocated increasing access to higher education through innovation and experimentation, […]April 25, 2014StudentsDr. Ana Gil-Garcia – University Professor, Northeastern Illinois UniversityGil-Garcia is a three-time Fulbright U.S. Scholar, author and tenured professor at Northeastern Illinois University. An advocate for Latino educational leaders, she was named as one of the “Top Ten Chicago Latinos” in 2009. At the beginning of 2014, Chicago Public Schools appointed Gil-Garcia one of the 13 Latino Advisory Committee members, the District’s first-ever […]April 25, 2014Leadership & PolicyAlecia DeCoudreaux – President, Mills CollegeDeCoudreaux had a distinguished career as a lawyer and senior executive at Eli Lilly and Company before becoming president of Mills College in July 2011. She has served as a trustee and board chair at Wellesley College, director of the Wellesley College Alumnae Association, honorary director of the Indiana University Foundation and a member of […]April 25, 2014Native AmericansSandra Begay – Campbell Principal Member of the Technical Staff , Sandia National LaboratoriesBegay-Campbell leads Sandia’s efforts to assist Native American tribes with their renewable energy developments. Campbell, who worked at Los Alamos National Laboratory immediately aft er graduate school, received the American Indian Science and Engineering Society’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Stanford University’s Multicultural Alumni of the Year Award in 2000. Sandra is also a recipient of […]April 25, 2014StudentsGilda R. Daniels – Associate Professor of Law, University of BaltimoreA voting rights expert, Daniels is an associate professor of law at the University of Baltimore School of Law, where she teaches critical legal theory, election law and civil procedure. Her scholarship focuses on the intersections of race, law and democracy. Her law review articles have appeared in the Cardozo Law Review, the Denver University […]April 25, 2014Leadership & PolicyDr. France A. Cordova – President Emeritus, Purdue UniversityCordova became Purdue University’s 11th and first female president in 2007, leading it to record levels of research funding while expanding its role as a top research institution on the global stage. A professor of physics and astronomy, she has published more than 200 scientific and public policy journal articles and conference abstracts. She was […]April 25, 2014Previous PagePage 1172 of 3224Next Page
