Dr. Yolanda Theresa Moses |
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10th President of City College of New York | |
In office 1993–1999 |
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Preceded by | Bernard W. Harleston |
Succeeded by | Stanford A. Roman, Jr., interim; Gregory Howard Williams, president |
Personal details | |
Born |
Los Angeles, California |
September 27, 1946
Spouse(s) | James F. Bawek |
Yolanda Theresa Moses (born 1946-) is an anthropologist and college administrator who served as the 10th president of City College of New York (1993-1999) and president of the American Association for Higher Education (2000-2003).
Moses was born to a family originating from northern Louisiana that relocated to Washington during the Second World War to work in wartime industries. After the war, Moses and her family moved to southern California. Moses received her associate degree in 1966, and bachelor's degree in sociology in 1968, both from San Bernardino Valley College. Inspired by a meeting with Margaret Mead, Moses chose to pursue anthropology for a doctorate degree, which she received in 1976, from the University of California, Riverside. As a student, Moses participated actively in the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1954–68)'s Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee.
From 1976 to 1993, Moses taught at the collegiate level and conducted research at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona College, and California State University Dominguez Hills. At California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Moses combined the Women's studies and Ethnic studies programs into a single interdisciplinary Department of Ethnic and Women's Studies. From 1982 to 1989, Moses served as the dean of the Cal State Polytec's College of Letters, Arts, and Social Sciences (CLASS). In 1988, Moses was appointed to the position of vice president of academic affairs at California State University, Dominguez Hills.