Leadership

Periodically, AUC convenes the Presidents or Provosts of its member institutions to discuss the major issues facing higher education and the city. The Mayor is invited to the meeting to discuss the critical agenda items that higher education can affect. Current leadership representatives include:

Dr. Raymond E. Crossman, Ph.D.
President, Adler University

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Dr. Michele Nealon, Psy.D.
President, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology

Biography

Zaldwaynaka "Z" Scott, J.D.
President, Chicago State University

Biography

Juan Salgado, M.U.P.
Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago

Biography

Dr. Kwang Wu Kim, Ph.D.
President, Columbia College Chicago

Biography

Dr. A. Gabriel Esteban, Ph.D.
President, DePaul University

Biography

Dr. M. Wasiullah Khan, Ph.D.
Chancellor, East-West University

Biography

Dr. Raj Echambadi, Ph.D.
President, Illinois Institute of Technology

Biography

Jo Ann Rooney, J.D., L.L.M., Ed.D.
President, Loyola University Chicago

Biography

Dr. Nivine Megahed, Ph.D.
President, National Louis University

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Dr. Gloria Gibson, Ph.D.
President, Northeastern Illinois University

Biography

Dr. Morton O. Schapiro, Ph.D.
President, Northwestern University

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Dr. Ali Malekzadeh. Ph.D.
President, Roosevelt University

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Dr. Sherine Gabriel, M.D., MsC
President, Rush University

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Dr. Reyes Gonzalez, Ph.D.
President St. Augustine College

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Laurie Joyner, Ph.D.
President, St. Xavier University

Biography

Elissa Tenny, Ed.D.
President, School of the Art Institute Chicago

Biography

Derek R. B. Douglas, J.D.
Vice President, Civic Engagement and External Affairs, University of Chicago

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Dr. Michael Amiridis, Ph.D.
Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago

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