Speakers
Dr. Gregory J. Vincent was named Vice President for Diversity and Community Engagement in 2006, when President William Powers Jr. created an entirely new division as one of his four strategic initiatives for The University of Texas at Austin.
Since that time, the Division of Diversity and Community Engagement has become one of the most comprehensive divisions of its kind in the nation. It has grown to encompass more than 50 units and projects, including the highly regarded UT Elementary School, the university's Office of Institutional Equity, the Community Engagement Center, the University Interscholastic League, the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, and a number of initiatives that work to increase the number of first-generation college students and students from underrepresented populations in the higher education pipeline.
Dr. Vincent came to The University of Texas in 2005 as Vice Provost for Inclusion and Cross Cultural Effectiveness. He is currently a professor in the School of Law and a professor in the Department of Higher Education and holds the W. K. Kellogg Professorship in Community College Leadership. He previously served as Vice Provost for Institutional Equity and Diversity at the University of Oregon and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs and Diversity at Louisiana State University.
Dr. Vincent has received numerous community awards and recognitions, most recently the Marks of Excellence Award from National Forum of Black Public Administrators, the Austin American Statesman Out and About Education Star for 2011, and the Prairie View Interscholastic League Lifetime Achievement Award. He has also received the 2010 Capital City African American Chamber of Commerce Community Partnership Award, the 2010 Multicultural Leadership Award from the Texas Diversity Council, the 2010 Spirit of Giving Award from the Austin Independent School District, the 2009 Community Service Award from the NAACP, and the Austin Circle of Influence award from the Austin Urban League in 2008 and 2009.
A native of New York City, Dr. Vincent earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Hobart and William Smith Colleges, his law degree from The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, and his doctorate from The University of Pennsylvania.