Leadership

Periodically, AUC convenes the Presidents or Provosts of its member institutions to discuss the major issues facing higher education and the city. 

America's Urban Campus meeting including UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and City of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at University Hall.
America's Urban Campus meeting including UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and City of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at University Hall.
America's Urban Campus meeting including UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and City of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at University Hall.
America's Urban Campus meeting including UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and City of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at University Hall.
America's Urban Campus meeting including UIC Chancellor Marie Lynn Miranda and City of Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at University Hall.

The Mayor is invited to the meeting to discuss the critical agenda items that higher education can affect. Current leadership representatives include:

Lisa Coleman, Ph.D.
President, Adler University

Biography

Dr. Michele Nealon, Psy.D.
President, The Chicago School

Biography

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

Biography

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

Biography

Jerry Tarrer
Interim President and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia College Chicago

Biography

Dr. Rob Manuel, PhD
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

Mark C. Reed, Ed.D.
President, Loyola University Chicago

Biography

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

Biography

Dr. Katrina Bell-Jordan, Ph.D.
Interim President, Northeastern Illinois University

Biography

Michael H. Schill, JD.
President, Northwestern University

Biography

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

Biography

Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA
President, Rush University

Biography

Keith Elder, Ph.D
President, St. Xavier University

Biography

Jiseon Lee Isbara
President, School of the Art Institute Chicago

Biography

Dr. Paul Alivasatos, Ph.D.
President, University of Chicago

Biography

Dr. Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D.
Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago

Biography