Mildred García | |
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9th Chancellor of the California State University System | |
Assumed office October 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jolene Koester (acting) |
5th President of California State University, Fullerton | |
In office 2012–2018 | |
Preceded by | Milton Gordon |
Succeeded by | Fram Virjee |
9th President of California State University, Dominguez Hills | |
In office 2007–2012 | |
Preceded by | Boice Bowman |
Succeeded by | Willie J. Hagan |
1st President of the Berkeley College System | |
In office 2001–2007 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Rose Mary Healy |
Personal details | |
Education |
New York City Community College (
AS) Baruch College ( BS) New York University ( MA) Columbia University ( MA, EdD) |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Community College Student Persistence: A Field Application of the Tinto Model (1987) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Birnbaum |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Education |
Institutions | |
Mildred García is the Chancellor of the California State University system. [1] She is also the former president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in Washington, D.C. [2]
García was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. [3] She is a first-generation college student.
García earned an A.A.S. from New York City Community College, a B.S. in Business Education from Baruch College, City University of New York, a M.A. in Business Education/Higher Education from New York University; an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University; and a Doctor of Education degree, also from Columbia. [2]
Garcia held academic positions at Arizona State University; Montclair State University; Pennsylvania State University; Teachers College, Columbia University; and at the Hostos, LaGuardia, and City Colleges of City University of New York. [2] [4]
García became the first system-wide president of Berkeley College [5] in 2001 and served until 2007. [6] From 2007 to 2012, García was president of CSU Dominguez Hills [6]—the 11th female president and first Latina president in the California State University system. [7] From 2012 to 2018, she held the post of president of CSU Fullerton. [6]
García was the president of AASCU, a Washington, D.C.-based higher education association of 400 public colleges, universities, and systems from 2018 through 2023. [8] She became chancellor of the California State University system on October 1, 2023. [9]
Mildred García | |
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9th Chancellor of the California State University System | |
Assumed office October 1, 2023 | |
Preceded by | Jolene Koester (acting) |
5th President of California State University, Fullerton | |
In office 2012–2018 | |
Preceded by | Milton Gordon |
Succeeded by | Fram Virjee |
9th President of California State University, Dominguez Hills | |
In office 2007–2012 | |
Preceded by | Boice Bowman |
Succeeded by | Willie J. Hagan |
1st President of the Berkeley College System | |
In office 2001–2007 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Rose Mary Healy |
Personal details | |
Education |
New York City Community College (
AS) Baruch College ( BS) New York University ( MA) Columbia University ( MA, EdD) |
Academic background | |
Thesis | Community College Student Persistence: A Field Application of the Tinto Model (1987) |
Doctoral advisor | Robert Birnbaum |
Academic work | |
Discipline | Education |
Institutions | |
Mildred García is the Chancellor of the California State University system. [1] She is also the former president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in Washington, D.C. [2]
García was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. [3] She is a first-generation college student.
García earned an A.A.S. from New York City Community College, a B.S. in Business Education from Baruch College, City University of New York, a M.A. in Business Education/Higher Education from New York University; an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University; and a Doctor of Education degree, also from Columbia. [2]
Garcia held academic positions at Arizona State University; Montclair State University; Pennsylvania State University; Teachers College, Columbia University; and at the Hostos, LaGuardia, and City Colleges of City University of New York. [2] [4]
García became the first system-wide president of Berkeley College [5] in 2001 and served until 2007. [6] From 2007 to 2012, García was president of CSU Dominguez Hills [6]—the 11th female president and first Latina president in the California State University system. [7] From 2012 to 2018, she held the post of president of CSU Fullerton. [6]
García was the president of AASCU, a Washington, D.C.-based higher education association of 400 public colleges, universities, and systems from 2018 through 2023. [8] She became chancellor of the California State University system on October 1, 2023. [9]