LAURA JACK

LAURA JACK, VP for communications at Colgate University, has been named acting chief diversity officer (CDO), providing coordination and oversight for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives while the search for a permanent hire continues. Overseeing efforts already begun by administrators in the Office of Equity and Diversity and the President’s Office, she will lead Colgate in pursuing a number of key projects. These include planned renovations to provide space for the Office of Equity and Diversity, delivery of the university’s second annual DEI Update, ongoing development of the DEI Advisory and DEI Coordination groups that she will chair, engagement with key campus constituencies to identify next-step initiatives for the DEI Plan, and oversight of searches taking place in the Office of Equity and Diversity including the hiring of a new Title IX coordinator. Jack will also continue to manage Colgate’s communications division. Prior to her arrival at Colgate in 2017, Jack served as VP of development and alumni relations at Howard University. She has held communications positions at the Johns Hopkins University Krieger School of Arts and Sciences and the City University of New York’s School of Professional Studies. A graduate of Pace University, Jack holds an MBA in marketing management and a master’s degree in higher-education administration from Baruch College. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in higher education administration at Syracuse University.