July 22-25, 2012
Marriott Wardman Park Hotel
Washington, DC
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William L. Pollard, PhD, MSW, is President of Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York (CUNY). Since being appointed, he has consistently engaged students through town hall meetings and special drop-in hours, he has met with community leaders, and he has worked with faculty, staff, and alumni in efforts to transform the College into the most student-centered campus within CUNY and beyond. Formerly, Dr. Pollard served as Vice President for the Office of Access and the Advancement of Public Black Colleges and Universities for the National Association for State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. In that post from 2007 to 2008, Dr. Pollard worked to promote public universities, especially the 1890s land grant institutions which provided for the education and training of African-Americans in the South. From 2002 to 2007, Dr. Pollard was President of the University of the District of Columbia. Prior to this, he was the Dean and Founder of the Syracuse University College of Human Services and Health Professions. Dr. Pollard's many awards and honors include the Social Worker of the Year Award from the National Association of Social Workers, New York Chapter, and recognition as co-founder of the Syracuse Onondaga Dialog on Race, and the Citizen of the Year Award from Temple Adath Yeshurun. He has published numerous articles and papers in professional journals and lectured extensively on cultural and racial diversity in venues across the country. Dr. Pollard earned his MSW from the University of North Carolina and received his Doctorate in policy and planning from the University of Chicago. >> Back to Conference Speakers
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William Pollard, PhD, MSW