Mildred García is the current president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) in

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Early life

García was born and raised in

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. She is a first-generation college student.

Education

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 New York University (NYU) is a private research university in New York City. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded by a group of New Yorkers led by then-Secretary of the Treasury Albert Gallatin. In 1832, the ...

; an M.A. in Higher Education Administration from

Teachers College, Columbia University Teachers College, Columbia University (TC), is the graduate school of education, health, and psychology of Columbia University, a private research university in New York City. Founded in 1887, it has served as one of the official faculties and ...

; and a Doctor of Education degree, also from Columbia.

Career

Garcia held academic positions at

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public research university in the Phoenix metropolitan area. Founded in 1885 by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, ASU is one of the largest public universities by enrollment in the ...

; Montclair State University;

Pennsylvania State University The Pennsylvania State University (Penn State or PSU) is a Public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related Land-grant university, land-grant research university with campuses and facilities throughout Pennsylvan ...

;

; and at the Hostos, LaGuardia, and City Colleges of

City University of New York The City University of New York ( CUNY; , ) is the Public university, public university system of Education in New York City, New York City. It is the largest urban university system in the United States, comprising 25 campuses: eleven Upper divis ...

. García became the first system-wide president of

Berkeley College Berkeley College is a Private college, private for-profit college with campuses in New York (state), New York, New Jersey, and online. It was founded in 1931 and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees and certificate programs. Berkeley Coll ...

in 2001 and served until 2007. From 2007-12, García was president of CSU Dominguez Hills—the 11th female president and first Latina president in the California State University system. From 2012-18, she held the post of president of

CSU Fullerton California State University, Fullerton (CSUF or Cal State Fullerton) is a public university in Fullerton, California. With a total enrollment of more than 41,000, it has the largest student body of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) ...

. García is currently the president of

AASCU The American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) is an organization of state-supported colleges and universities that offer degree programs leading to bachelor's, master's or doctoral degrees. AASCU grew out of the Association o ...

, a Washington, D.C.-based higher education association of 400 public colleges, universities, and systems; she officially began her position on Jan. 22, 2018.

Awards

* Alfredo G. de los Santos Jr. Distinguished Leadership Award,

American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education The American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) represents professional academics, researchers, educators, and students in the United States of America and focuses on issues affecting Hispanics in higher education. It functions as ...

(AAHHE), 2019

References

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