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Educational Background
Dr. Corlisse Thomas received her Ed.D. in Higher Education from Teachers College. She received her M.A. in Student Personnel Administration also from Teachers College, and her B.A. in Child Study from Tufts University.
Dr. Thomas is the Senior Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Senior Advisor to the Chancellor at Rutgers University-Newark. She oversees a range of professionals and departments dedicated to student life and leadership, health and wellness, athletics, diversity and inclusion, and housing and residential life. Prior to coming to RU-N, Corlisse served as the Assistant Vice President for Student Affairs at Baruch College of the City University of New York (CUNY) and at Stevens Institute of Technology. Dr. Thomas has spent her professional career in the field of Higher Education during which she has held a broad spectrum of leadership positions in Student Affairs.
Scholarly Interests
She has presented widely at universities and conferences on such topics as leadership, diversity, behavioral intervention and student crisis management, among others.