James T. Minor is an American academic administrator and sociologist. He currently serves as the Chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He took office on March 1, 2022.[1] Minor was appointed Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Strategist in the Office of the Chancellor at the California State University in September 2016.[2] He was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education from 2014 to 2016.[3]
James T. Minor | |
|---|---|
 Minor in 2022 | |
| 10th Chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Randall Pembrook |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education | |
| In office 2014–2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Detroit, Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Sociologist Academic Administrator |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Making sense of success: Leadership attributes and practices of successful university presidents (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | Clifton F. Conrad |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Education and Sociology |
| Institutions | |
Academic background
editMinor's academic background is in Sociology with an emphasis in educational leadership and policy analysis. Minor was born in Detroit, Michigan and graduated from Edwin Denby High School. He began his college career at Jackson State University in Jackson, Mississippi, where he received his B.A. in sociology, his M.A. in sociology from University of Nebraska in Lincoln, Nebraska, and earned his Ph.D in Educational Leadership and Policy Analysis with a concentration in Higher Education at University of Wisconsin-Madison.[4] After earning his Ph.D., Minor completed a post-doctoral appointment at the Pullias Center for the Higher Education at the University of Southern California conducting research on academic governance and post-secondary performance.[5]
Career
editMinor served as an assistant professor and a tenured associate professor at Michigan State University from 2004 to 2010. He suspended his academic post to serve as the Director of Higher Education Programs at the Southern Education Foundation from 2010 to 2014.
In 2014, Minor was appointed by the Obama Administration as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education, initially under Secretary Arne Duncan, then under Secretary John King Jr until 2016.[6]
In 2016, Minor became Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Strategist of the 23-campus California State University (CSU) system - the largest and most diverse four-year public university system in the United States.[7] Minor was appointed to provide leadership for the system's signature initiative Graduation Initiative 2025, aimed at dramatically improving degree completion rates for underrepresented students, facilitating faculty innovation and implementing major system-wide policy reform.[8] In 2018, the CSU reported that graduation rates reached all-time high and the lowest rate of equity gaps among minority and underrepresented students[9]
In 2021, Minor was chosen as the 10th Chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. As an innovative leader and firm believer in the transformative power of higher education, Minor has a vision to maintain a positive trajectory for the SIUE community, with a strong focus on student success.[10]
Awards and honors
editThis section of a biography of a living person does not include any references or sources. (February 2022) |
Partial list of awards and honors
- 1998 American Sociological Association Research Fellowship
- 1998 University of Nebraska Multicultural Affairs Award for Teaching and Service
- 1999 University of Wisconsin-Madison Marilyn Gaddis School of Education Scholarship Award
- 2003 Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) Committee on Ethnic Participation (CEP) Junior Scholar Award
- 2004 Jackson State University National Alumni Association Educator of the Year
- 2010 University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Education Outstanding Alumni Award
- 2016 Carl A. Grant Scholar, Wisconsin Center for Educational Research, University of Wisconsin-Madison
References
edit- ^ "Dr. James T. Minor Named SIUE's 10th Chancellor". www.siue.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-11.
- ^ "CSU Taps National Education Expert to Advance Graduation Goals | CSU". www2.calstate.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Biographical Sketch of James T. Minor, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Higher Education Programs". www2.ed.gov. 2018-03-14. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "James Minor on making organizational change to support underrepresented college students". wiscape.wisc.edu. Archived from the original on 2020-07-10. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ "Alumni". Pullias Center. July 8, 2020. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Congratulations Dr. James T. Minor! | Alumni and Constituency Relations". www.jsums.edu. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ McFall-Johnsen, Morgan. "Harvard is keeping classes online this fall, placing it among the 8% of US colleges planning to do so. Here's the list so far". Business Insider. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ Gordon, Larry. "California State University graduation rates show uneven progress, some backsliding". EdSource. Retrieved 2020-07-10.
- ^ "Cal State system sees record increases in graduation rates". www.insidehighered.com. Retrieved 2020-07-08.
- ^ "Dr. James T. Minor Named SIUE's 10th Chancellor". www.siue.edu. Retrieved 2022-05-11.