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
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Dr. Michele Nealon, Psy.D.
President, The Chicago School
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Zaldwaynaka "Z" Scott, J.D.
President, Chicago State University
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Juan Salgado, M.U.P.
Chancellor, City Colleges of Chicago
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Shantae Bolton, Ph.D., M.B.A., O.D.C.P.
President and Chief Executive Officer, Columbia College Chicago
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Dr. Rob Manuel, PhD
President, DePaul University
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Dr. M. Wasiullah Khan, Ph.D.
Chancellor, East-West University
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Dr. Raj Echambadi, Ph.D.
President, Illinois Institute of Technology
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Mark C. Reed, Ed.D.
President, Loyola University Chicago
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Dr. Nivine Megahed, Ph.D.
President, National Louis University
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Dr. Katrina Bell-Jordan, Ph.D.
Interim President, Northeastern Illinois University
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Henry Bienen, Ph.D.
Interim President, Northwestern University
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Dr. Ali Malekzadeh. Ph.D.
President, Roosevelt University
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Robert S.D. Higgins, MD, MSHA
President, Rush University
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Keith Elder, Ph.D
President, St. Xavier University
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Jiseon Lee Isbara
President, School of the Art Institute Chicago
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Dr. Paul Alivasatos, Ph.D.
President, University of Chicago
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Dr. Marie Lynn Miranda, Ph.D.
Chancellor, University of Illinois at Chicago
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