Publications

• García, M., "Democracy, Diversity & Presidential Leadership." Liberal Education, Vol. 93, No. 3 (Summer 2007), pp. 22-27.

• Garcia, M. "Seeing Through the Eyes of Difference: The Strength of Women's Multicultural Alliances." On Campus with Women, 36, No. 1 (Spring 2007). Association of American Colleges and Universities.

• Tierney, W., and García, M. , “The Dynamic Nature of Privatization in Postsecondary Education,” in USC Urban Ed , Fall/Winter 2006-2007, pp. 20-22.

• García, M., “The Social Contract Imperative,” New York Times website, April 6, 2005.

• García, M., “A Means to Move Forward,” in Equality as a Fact, Equality as a Result: A Matter of Institutional Accountability, American Council on Education, 2005.

• Rendon, L., García, M. , and Person, D., Transforming the First Year of College for Students of Color , the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, Natonal Resource Center for the First-Year Experience & Students in Transition, University of South Carolina, 2004.

• Turner, C., Antonio, A., García, M. , Laden, B., Nora, A., and Presley, C., Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Higher Education , Ratcliff, J. (series editor) ASHE Reader Series, 2002.



• García, M., Hudgin, C., Musil, C., Netttles, M., Sedlacek, W., and Smith, D. Assessing Campus Diversity Initiatives: A Guide for Campus Practitioners. Washington, DC: Association of American Colleges and Universities, (2002).

• García, M. (guest editor), The Journal of Higher Education, V.71, No.2, Ohio State University Press, March/April 2000.

• García, M. and Leonard L. Baird. The Shape of Diversity: Introduction to a Special JHE. The Jourhnal of Higher Education, V.71, No.2, Ohio State University Press, March/April 2000, p. v - vii.

• Garcia, M. (ed.) Succeeding in an Academic Career: A Guide for Faculty of Color. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, ( 2000).

• Musil, C., García, M., Hudgins, C., Nettles, M., Sedlacek, W., and Smith, D., To Form a More Perfect Union: Campus Diversity Initiatives, Association of American Colleges and Universities, Washington, DC, 1999.

• García, M., and Thompson, C., “Latinos as Academics: The Difficult Road to Equity,” in Education of Hispanics in the United States: Politics, Policies, and Outcomes , Tashakorri and Ochoa, editors, EMS Press, 1999.

• García, M. (ed.) Affirmative Action's Testament of Hope: Strategies for a New Era. New York: SUNY Press, (1997).



• García, M. and Ratcliff, J. "Social Forces Acting on Today's Curriculum," in The Handbook of the Undergraduate Curriculum, Jerry Gaff and James Ratcliff (eds.), Association of American Colleges and Universities, Spring 1996.

• García, M. "Engendering Student Services," in Gender and Power in the Community College - New Directions for Community Colleges , Barbara Townsend, editor. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, (No. 89, Spring 1995), pp. 29 - 37.

• García, M. and Smith, D., "Reflecting Inclusiveness in the College curriculum," in Educating a New Majority, Laura Rendon and Richard Hope, editors. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, (1996), pp. 65-288.

• Turner, C., García, M. , Nora, A, and Rendon, L.I. (eds.) Racial and Ethnic Diversity in Higher Education - ASHE Reader Series . Needham Heights, MA: Simon & Schuster, (1996).

• Musil, C., García, M. , Moses, Y., and Smith, D. Diversity in Higher Education: A Work in Progress. Washington, D.: Association of American College and Universities, (October,1995).

• García, M. "Current Issues and Problems," Associate Editor in Foundations of American Higher Education - ASHE Reader Series, James L. Bess, editor. Lexington: Ginn Press, 1991, pp. 675 - 677.

• García, M. "The Sojourn: From Faculty to Administration." Journal for Higher Education Management, Vol 5, No. 2 (Winter/Spring 1991), pp. 15 - 21.

• García, M. "The Montclair State College Assessment Model," (part 1), in Conference Proceedings - The 1990 Montclair Assessment Conference: Strategies and Prospects for the Decade , Robert McCormick, editor. Nutley: Delgen Press (March 1991).

• García, M., "Assessing Program Effectiveness in an Institution with a Diverse Student Body," in The Effect of Assessment on Minority Student Achievement , Michael Nettles, editor. New Directions for Institutional Research, No. 65, San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, (Spring 1990).

• García, M., Sandra, and Stephens, R. "An Institutional Response to Racism: A
  Comprehensive Approach," Conference Proceedings: The Minority Student Today
  Conference, San Antonio, Texas, October 10, 1989.

Commissioned Reports

• Rendon, L., Garza, H. & García, M. "Institutional Outreach Strategies." Commissioned Paper for the Secretary of Education, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC, 1998.

• García, M. and Daryl G. Smith, "Minorities in Higher Education, Diversity in Higher Education: A Research Agenda" for the Social Science Research Council, 1997.

• García, M. "Performance and Persistence of Minority Students: Options and Alternatives." Commissioned Paper for the Southern Education Foundation, 1994.

Book Reviews

• García, M. Rev. of Women of Color: The Multicultural Curriculum, by Liza Fiol-Matta and Mirriam K. Chamberlain. Transformations (Vol. 6, No. 2, Fall 1995), pp. 98-102.

• García, M. Rev. of Perspectives of Minority Women in Higher Education, by Lynne Brodie Welch (ed.). Journal of Higher Education (Vol. 65, No. 1, January/February 1994), pp. 102-104.

• García, M. Rev. of The Academic Crisis of the Community College, by Dennis McGrath and Martin B. Spear. Planning for Higher Education Journal, (Winter 1992-93), pp. 51-52.

• García, M. Rev. of Effective College Management - The Outcome Approach, by Bruce Tuckman and F. Craig Johnson. Journal for Higher Education Management, (Vol. 5, No. 1, Summer/Fall 1989), pp. 53-55.

Selected Presentations

• Invited Closing Plenary, "Access and Diversity in Higher Education: The Role of the Presidential Assistant," at the Annual Conference of the National Association of Presidential Assistants in Higher Education, February 11, 2007.

• Invited Keynote, Breakfast Address: "Democracy, Diversity, and the Road of the President," at the Annual Conference of the American Association of Colleges and University, January 19, 2007.

• Invitated Presentation, "Presidents' Roundtable: Education in the 21st Century, at the Inauguration of Karen Gross, President, Southern Vermont College, November 18, 2006.

• Invited Panel Presentation, "Building New Leadership Models that Strengthen Our Links to a Healthy, Diverse, and Inclusive Higher Education Community," at the Third Summit for Women of Color Administrators in Higher Education, sponsored by the American Council on Education, November 8, 2006.

• Invited Panel Presentation, "Aligning Institutional Vision with Policymakers' and the Public's Interests," at the TIAA-CREF Institute Annual National Higher Education Leadership Conference, November 2, 2006.

• Invited Presentation, Facilitator: Pre-Conference Workshop, "Diversity and Learning: A Defining Moment," at the 6th Biennial Diversity and Learning Conference of the American Association of Colleges and Universities, October 19, 2006.

• Panel Moderator, "Connecting Higher Education to Industry and Marketplace Needs," at the International Economic Development Council (IEDC) Annual Conference, September 18, 2006.

• Invited Keynote Address, at the University of San Diego, Community College Leadership Development Initiatives Summer Academy, and Panel Presentation entitled, "Looking Ahead: The Future of Community Colleges," August 2-3, 2006.

• Guest Lecturer, "Seminars in Current Issues: The Multiple Lenses of Diversity in Higher Education," at Iowa State University, July 10-11, 2006.

• Interactive Session entitled "Now is the Time: Meeting the Challenge for a Diverse Academy," at the Millennium Leadership Institute of the American Association of State Colleges and University (AASC&U), June 26, 2006.

• Interactive Session entitled "Calling for a Study Exploring Ways to Protect Faculty of Color from Intentional or Unintentional Racism" at the Annual Conference of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), April 10, 2006.

• Interaction Session entitled "Strategic Planning in Overdrive: How One Institution Went from Not to Hot," at the Society for College and University Planning (SCUP) Conference, March 30, 2006.

• Invited Presentation, College President's Panel, at the National Latino Education Summit hosted by the Latino Institute, Inc., March 28, 2006.

• Invited Presentation, President's Panel at the National Conference for Community & Justice - New Jersey (NCCJ-NJ) on Diversity Issues in Higher Education, Montclair State University, November 18, 2005.

• Invited Presentation, President's Panel and Faculty Session entitled "Recruiting and Retaining Faculty of Color," at the Compact for Faculty Diversity's 2005 Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, sponsored by the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), October 29, 2005.

• Keynote Address," What a Difference a Year Makes. . . What a Difference Four Days at MLI Makes," at the Millennium Leadership Insitute (MLI) of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, June 28, 2005.

• Panel Presentation, "Institutional Responsibility, Academic Leadership, and People of Color: Can't We All Just Get Along," at the American Council on Education's Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity, Fourth Summit for College and University Presidents and Chancellors of Color entitled Responding to Turbulent Times: Developing A Shared Agenda, June 10, 2005.

• Invited Presentation, "How to Enhance Diversity Issues on College Campuses," at the 18th Annual National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education sponsored by the Southwest Center for Human Relations Studies, Public and Community Services Division, of The Univrsity of Oklahoma, June 2, 2005.

• Invited Presentation, "Celebrating the Lives of Four Women Who Made a Difference," at the annual Women Who Make a Difference dinner, Arizona State University West, Phoenix, AZ, March 20, 2005.

• Invited Presentation, "Ensuring Success for Latino Students," at the American Council on Education's 87th Annual Meeting entitled, "Public Good and Private Benefit: What is the Future of the Social Compact," Wahsington D.C., February 14, 2005.

• Invited Presentation, "Building Leadership Skills Affinity Groups - Managing Diverse
  Constituencies," at the American Council on Education's CLASSIC Series Conference
  entitled, Validating Our Strengths: Exercising Leadership Through Participation and
  Achievement, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, November 5,2004.

• Invited Presentation, "Professional Identity and the Factors that Enhance or Impede
  Success," at the American Council on Education, Office of Women in Higher Education,
  Northeastern Regional Leadership Forum for Women Administrators, Advancing
  Women's Leadership: Styles, Strategies, and Tools, October 27,2004.

• Keynote Speaker, "Hispanics: Preserving Our Culture, Expanding Our Horizons,Celebrating Our Successes," at the New York State Hispanic Heritage Month Committee,
  September 27, 2004.

• Invited Presentation, "Creating Academic Success: Strategies for Diverse Learners," at
  the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, United Negro College Fund's Conference,
  Still Not Equal: Expanding Opportunity in Global Societies, September 26,2004.

• Guest Speaker, "Education Research and Navigating Academic Markets, "at the AEUIES
  (American Educational Research Association) Postdoctoral Fellows and Mentors
  Retreat, July 10,2004.

• Panel Presentation, "Professional Development Assessment and Advice," and
  "Advancement and Fundraising," at the American Association of State Colleges and
  Universities, Millennium Leadership Initiative, Preparing the Next Generation of Leaders,
  June 28-29,2004.

• Keynote Address, at the Illinois Latino Council on Higher Education, Twelfth Annual
  Professional and Student Development Conference, "Latino Contributions to Educational
  Diversity: Past, Present and Future," March 19,2004.

• Panel Presentation, "The Business of Higher Education: The Impact of For-Profit
  Colleges on Higher Education," at Baruch College, March 10, 2004.

• Plenary Panel Presentation, 'Leaming in an Era of Accountability," at the 2003 Annual
  Conference of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, December 8, 2003.

• Diversity Luncheon Speaker, at the 73rd Annual Meeting of the Middle States Association
  of Collegiate Registrars and Officers of Admission (MSACROA), Making the Grade:
  Demonstrating Our Excellence, December 3, 2003.

• Keynote Address, at the American Council on Education Meeting of Chief Academic and
  Student Affairs Officers of Color, October 21, 2003.

• Panel Presentation, "Women and Leadership: Profiles in Diversity," at the Westchester
  Center for Training and Development, August 28,2003.

• Invited Opening Keynote Address, "Taking Advantage of the African-American and
  Latino Demographic and Political Realities to Create Greater Opportunities for All
  Minorities in the Academy," at the American Council on Education Third Summit for
  College and University Presidents of Color, Finding Common Ground: Gathering
  Collective Wisdom, June 28,2003.

• IInvited Presentation, "Institutional Change: Academic and Administrative," at the Bryn Mawr's 2003 Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) South Africa Program, April 14, 2003.

• Guest Speaker, "Building An Enhanced hclusive Community," at the University of
  Nebraska, Keamey - Assessing Diversity Initiatives, April 4, 2003.

• Guest Speaker, "Scholarship Leadership, and Excellence in the 21 St Century," at the
  University of Maryland Academic Achievement Programs 4th Annual National McNair
  2003 Scholar and Undergraduate Researchers Conference, March 22, 2003.

• Invited Presentation, "Building Bridges: Visibility in Traditional Higher Education," at
  the 2003 Business Education Research of America (BERA) Conference, February 5,
  2003.

• Facilitated Breakfast Roundtables, "Changing Landscape of Higher Education," and "The
  Aging Faculty Challenges and Opportunities," at the 2002 Accreditation and Quality
  Assurance (AQA) Annual Conference of the Middle States Commission on Higher
  Education, December 16 - 17, 2002.

• Guest Lecturer, "The Practicing Scholar: Administrators utilizing research and data for
  decision making," at Teacher's College, Columbia University, December 9, 2002.

• Keynote Speaker, "Latinas and Higher Education," at the Hispanic Women Leaders of
  Westchester, Inc., Hispanic Heritage Celebration, October 8, 2002.

• Guest Speaker on La Mega, 97.9 FM hosted by Luis Jimenez, El Vacilon De La Mafiana,
  September 11,2002.

• Commencement Speaker, Caribbean University, June 28,2002.

• Keynote Speaker, "Diversity: The Strength of Our Nation," at Northeastern's University
  Diversity Ceremony, May 14, 2002

• .Invited Presentation, "Issues Facing Hispanics Who Are Attempting To Go To College,"
  on the WABC-TV television program Tiempo, hosted by Joe Torres, General Assignment
  Reporter, Eyewitness News Team, May 8,2002.

• Presentation, "Leadership: Strategizing and Managing One's own Career," at the 2002
  Higher Education Resource Services (HERS) South Africa Seminar, April 29, 2002.

• Panel Presentation, " It's Note Just a Woman's Problem: Studying Patriarchy in the
  Academy and the Preparation of Higher Education Graduates," and "Career Trajectories:
  Personal Accounts of Career Paths in Higher Education," at the Association for the Study
  of Higher Education (ASHE) Conference, November 22, 2002.

• Keynote Address, "Standardized Expectations or Unexpected Standards? ProfessionalAdvancement and the Dilemma for Latino Leaders in the Academy," at the American Council on Education (ACE) Conference, September 26, 2002.

• Facilitated Breakfast Roundtables, "Emerging Issues for Specialized and SingIe-purpose
  Institutions," at the 2001 Accreditation and QuaIity Asswance (AQA) Annual Coderence
  of the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, December 4, 2001.

• Plenary Panel Presentation, "Enhancing the Impact of Higher Education Research:
  Examining the Linkages between Researchers, Institutional Leaders, and Policy Makers,"
  at the Association for the Study of Higher Education, November 17, 2001.

• Keynote Address, "Diversity in Collegiate Faculty Strengthens the Nation," at the 2001
  Institute on Teaching and Mentoring, October 27, 2001.

• Keynote Address, Kutztown University, "Achieving Academic Excellence: Debunking
  the Myths on Recruiting Faculty of Color," September 21, 2001.

• Keynote Speaker, Brown University - Celebration of Community, April 10, 2001.

• Keynote Speaker, Eighth Annual Colorado Women of Color in Higher Education
  Conference, March 22, 2001.

• Keynote Speaker, "Administrators for the 21St Century Exerting Leadership." National Forum for Black Public Administrators, Phoenix, Arizona. December14, 2000,.

• Invited Presentation, "Women and Women of Color: Maintaining Body, Soul, and Spirit
  as You Travel Through to Full Professor." American Association of Higher Education
  2000 National Conference on Higher Education, Anaheim, California, March 30, 2000.

• Invited Presentation, "Succeeding in a Comprehensive University." Arizona State
  University Leadership Academy, Glendale, Arizona, December 3, 1999.

• Invited Address, "The Changing Face of Public Adrmnistration, Are You Ready?"
  National Forum for Black Public Administrators, Central Arizona Chapter, Seminar,
  Glendale, Arizona, December 2,1999.

• Focused Dialogue, "The Preparation of Latina/o Scholars in the New Millennium-An
  Intergenerational Dialogue." The Association for the Study of Higher Education 24th
  Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas, November 18-21, 1999.

• Presentation, "Assessing Your Campus Diversity Initiatives," American Council on
  Education, Educating All of One Nation Conference, Albuquerque, New Mexico,
  October 30, 1999.

• Invited Presentation, "Consolidated Group Objectives," and facilitator for the Heard
  Museum Board of Trustees Retreat, Planning into the 21St Century, Litchfield Park,
  Arizona, October 11-12, 1999.

• Keynote Address, ''Implementing Creative Solutions: Beyond Legislative Strategies"
  Keeping our Academic Faculty, University of Minnesota, October 18-20, 1998

• Panel Presentation, Arizona State University, Preparing Future Faculty Seminar on
  "Overview of Faculty Roles at the Research I and the Comprehensive University," at the
  Liberal Axts College, and at the Community College," September 10, 1999.

• Keynote Address, "Identifying Barriers to Recruiting a Diverse Faculty." Pennsylvania
  State System of Higher Education Conference, Diversity as A Catalyst for Excellence:
  Faculty Recruitment Conference, September 22-25, 1998.

• Invited Presentation with Michael Nettles, "Evaluating Diversity Efforts: How do You
  Know What You Did?" and moderator of discussion of PBS Film, "Shattering the
  Silences: Minority Professors Break into the Ivory Tower," Association of American
  Colleges and Universities, Ann Arbor, April 18-19, 1997.

• Invited Presentation with Estela Bensimon, "Workshop on the Reflective Teacher,
  Universidad de Santa Maria, Panama City, Panama, April 4-5, 1997.

• Keynote Address, "Latinos Changing Our Future," First Annual UndergraduateIGraduate
  Midwest Latino Conference, Indiana University, Bloomington, April 14, 1996.

• Keynote Address, "Success after the Doctorate," Woodrow Wilson Fellows Conference,
  Atlanta. Georgia, June 24, 1995.

• Panel Presentation, "Changing Courses in Mid-Stream: More Thoughts about
  Transforming the Curriculum and the Classroom." Rutgers Institute for Research on
  Women, 13th Annual Conference: Shaping the Vision: Women and Education, May 23,
  1995.

• Keynote Address, "Empowering Leaders," LaSalle University, Philadelphia,
  Pennsylvania, Urban Studies and Community Service Center, Awards Dinner, October
  14,1994.

• Invited Address, "The Diverse Curriculum and Teaching and Learning: Strategies for
  Success." Conference on Diversity in the Curriculum, Atlanta, Georgia, March 5, 1994.

• Panel Presentation, "Worth the Effort? Assessing Student Learning Across Post-
  Secondary Education." Association of American Colleges, Washington, DC, January 22,
  1994.

• Panel Presentation, "Non-Teaching Professionals and Academic Administrators:
  Negotiating Your Career." New Jersey Project Conference, November 12, 1993.

• Research Presentation, "Diversity and Institutional Systemic Change." Association for
  the Study of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, November 6, 1993.

• Keynote Address, "Identifjmg Challenges - Seizing Opportunities." Ronald E. McNair
  Scholars Program, Pennsylvania State University, August 7, 1993.

• Panel Presentation, "Architects for Change." American Association for Highw
  Education, Washington, DC, March 14,1993.

• Presentation, "The Academic Vice President: Wanted, Women, and People of Color?"
  American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, April 14, 1993.

• Research Paper Discussant, "Critical Views on Managing Hard Times in Higher
  Education." American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, April 14, 1993.

• Research Paper Discussant, "The Socialization of Women and Minority Faculty."
  American Educational Research Association, Atlanta, April 15, 1993.

• Panel Presentation, "Race, Ethnicity, and Gender: What Do the Professional, Research
  and Social Mirrors Reveal?" Association for the Study of Higher Education,
  Minneapolis, October 30, 1992.

• Research Paper Discussant, "Organizational Structure and the Influence of the State:
  Problems and Possibilities," Association for the Study of Higher Education, Minneapolis,
  November 1,1992.

• Panel Presentation, "Leadership as a Collaborative Effort, American Association for
  Higher Education, Annual Meeting, Chicago, April 6, 1992.

• Honored Lecturer, Patricia Roberts Harris Lecturer, San Diego State University, February
  24 - 26,1992.

• Focused Dialogue, "The Higher Education Curriculum: Incorporating Different Choices,
  Different Perspectives," Association for the Study of Higher Education, Annual Meeting,
  Boston, November 1, 1991.

• Invited Panel Presentation, "A Commitment to Diversity: The Role of Accrediting
  Bodies." American Council on Education, Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California,
  January 16,1991.

• Distinguished Symposium, "Students in American Higher Education - A Multicultural
  Population." Association for the Study of Higher Education, Annual Meeting, Portland,
  Oregon, November 1,1990.

• Invited Presentation, "Issues Concerning Faculty Involvement and Student Success,"
  Evaluation of Student Learning Conference. Higher Education Coordinating Board and
  State Board for Community College Education, Seattle, Washington, May 3, 1990.

• Invited Symposium, "The Hispanic Dilemma in Academic Affairs," New Jersey
  Educational Opportunity Fund Professional Association Conference, Piscataway, New
  Jersey, November 30, 1989.

• Invited Symposium, "Useful Research: Views fiom Practice and Instruction."
  Association for the Study of Higher Education, National Conference, Atlanta, November
  2,1989.

• Invited Panel Presentation, "Issues for Minorities in Undergraduate and Graduate
  Studies," National Council of Educational Opportunity Association, San Francisco,
  September 15,1989.

• Panel Presentation, "An Equity Audit Model." American Association of University
  Administrators, National Assembly XVIII, St. Petersburg, June 27, 1989.

• Research Presentation, "Assessing Minority Student Participation and Achievement in
  Higher Education," The Association for Institutional Research, Baltimore, Maryland, May
  1, 1989.

• Presentation, "The Montclair State College Model of Institutional Assessment: A One-
  Year Retrospective." American Association for Higher Education, Chicago, Illinois,
  April 5, 1989.

• "The Puerto Rican Experience - Journey fkom the Island to the States." Keynote address
  at Puerto Rican Heritage Week, Montclair State College, November 19, 1988.

• "Career Paths - Deanships and Beyond." Women's Advanced Leadership Skills Seminar,
  American Association of Community and Junior Colleges - 1986.

• "Hispanics in Higher Education." Borough of Manhattan Community College, Puerto
  Rican Discovery Day, 1987.

Awards, Honors

• Named to Hispanic Business magazine's 100 Most Influential Hispanics list for 2007 as one of the most influential Hispanics in education. (See frame 31/10 of 23).

• Selected by the Hispanic Business and Professional (HB&P) Association of Westchester County, Inc. as the first recipient of the HB & P Professional of the Year, April 20, 2006.

• Selected by El Diario La Prensa as an honoree for the Mujeres Destacadas 2006 Award, March 26, 2006.

• Selected as a Salzburg Fellow and participated in the Salzburg Seminar, "Changing Concepts of International Education Exchange and Mobility," July 2004.

• Selected by the Puerto Rican Day Parade Committee, Inc. as a Premio Rafel Cordero honoree for the first annual Puerto Rican Heritage Month Awards, November 18, 2003.

• Selected by Montclair State University as an honoree for Women's History Month, March 27, 2003.

• Selected by Westchester Community College (WCC) as an honoree for Women's History Month, March 26, 2003.

• Selected by the Congress of the United States House of Representatives, Eighth Congressional District, as an honoree for Women's History Month, March 24, 2003.

• Selected by the New Jersey General Assembly Majority Office, State House, as one of four women to be recognized during Women's History Month for the many accomplishments, March 3, 2003.

• Selected by the YWCA of New York City as a 2002 Women Achiever, the 29th Annual Salute entitled "Generation of Women: Reaching Out/Reaching Back," November 21, 2002.

• Selected by the SER of Westchester, Inc., as an honoree for the 2002 Hispanic Achievement and Hispanic Heritage Month, October 10, 2002.

• Selected by the Ford Foundation to join the United States delegation for a Tri-National Conference in New York City, New York and Alburquerque, New Mexico entitled "Learning in a World of Difference: Higher Education in Diverse Democracies," October 20 - 31, 1999.

• Selected by the Ford Foundation to join the United States delegation for a Tri-National Conference in Durban, South Africa entitled "The International Seminar on Diversity Issues in Higher Education," March 12 - 21, 1998.

• Selected by the Ford Foundation to join the United States delegation for a Tri-National
  Conference in New Delhi, India, entitled, "The Challenges of Diversity in Higher
  Education: Lessons from India, South Africa and the United States," January 21 - 24,
  1997.

• Honorary Degree, Moscow External University of the Humanities, June 9, 1995.