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Commission on Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity

This presidential commission advises ACE and its Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity (CAREE) on issues related to diversity in higher education. The Commission contributes to programs and activities coordinated by CAREE and provides leadership in four broadly defined CAREE program goals:

• Raising awareness of the importance of increasing diversity at all levels on college and university campuses.
• Reviewing and discussing research studies and publications on issues of diversity.
• Serving as presenters, conveners, and mentors in leadership and professional development programs, academic meetings, and policy forums.
• Facilitating connections and linkages among the academy, the K-12 community, and corporate and philanthropic partners to promote diversity.

As role models for achieving greater diversity in postsecondary education, the CAREE Commissioners assume an active role in Council activities and work with the CAREE staff to ensure that the interests and concerns of minority constituencies are represented within ACE and throughout the entire higher education community.

Commission Chair

James A. Anderson, Chancellor, Fayetteville State University (NC)
Term Ending June 30, 2012

ACE Staff

Diana Córdova, Director, CAREE
Gailda Pitre Davis, Associate Director, CAREE

Term Ending June 30, 2012

Reginald S. Avery, President
Coppin State University (MD)

Steven J. Diner, Chancellor
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Colin S. Diver, President
Reed College (OR)

Gena D. Glickman, President
Manchester Community College (CT)

Tito Guerrero, President
Cambridge College (MA)

Adena Williams Loston, President
Saint Philip's College (TX)

Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet, President
Antioch University Seattle (WA)

Richard L. McCormick, President
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick Campus

Judy Catherine Miner, President
Foothill College (CA)

Christine J. Sobek, President
Waubonsee Community College (IL)

Term Ending June 30, 2013

Paula Allen-Meares, Chancellor
University of Illinois at Chicago

George Blumenthal, Chancellor
University of California, Santa Cruz

Ronald L. Carter, President
Johnson C. Smith University (NC)

Kenyon S. Chan, Chancellor
University of Washington-Bothell Campus

Barbara Couture, President
New Mexico State University

Waded Cruzado, President
Montana State University

Kenneth L. Ender, President
Harper College (IL)

Alex Johnson, President
Community College of Allegheny County (PA)

John Maeda, President
Rhode Island School of Design

Alfonso Nacer, Rector
Universidad Icel (Mexico)

William L. Pollard, President
Medgar Evers College City University of New York

Malcolm Portera, Chancellor
University of Alabama System

Daniel H. Weiss, President
Lafayette College (PA)

Special Appointment

Lezli Baskerville, President and CEO
National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (DC)

Carrie L. Billy, President and CEO
American Indian Higher Education Consortium (VA)

Antonio R. Flores, President
Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (TX)