Dr. G. Duncan Harris didn’t always know that he wanted to work at a community college. But as a youngster, he grew up on college campuses.
Harris, who is the interim campus chief executive officer at Capital Community College (CCC) located in Hartford, Connecticut, considers himself a “second-generation” community college educator, as his father worked at several community colleges throughout his childhood.
Harris’ father was also dean of Trenton State College School of Education and a deputy director in the Connecticut Technical College System in the 1980s.
A Hartford-area native, Harris has worked in the Connecticut Community College system for more than 22 years, 12 of which has been at the management level.
Prior to being selected as Capital interim campus CEO in 2018, a position that is similar to an institutional president, Harris worked in different positions at Manchester Community College, most recently as chief student affairs officer.
It’s been an exciting six months at Capital, Harris says, noting the many improvements the community college has made since his arrival.
Having experience in enrollment management as chief student affairs officer has helped Harris and the CCC administration make some adjustments in its college advising, such as establishing its first strategic enrollment management committee.
