Dr. Vincent Stephens (He/Him/His)
Associate Dean for Diversity & Inclusion, College of Arts & Sciences
- Gender Identity: man
- Sexual Orientation: Gay, Queer
- Race, Ethnicity, and/or Nationality: African-American
Vincent L. Stephens is the Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion in the College of Arts & Sciences at Boston University. He has worked as a Diversity, Equity & Inclusion professional for over a decade including leadership roles at Bucknell University and Dickinson College. Currently, he is the President of the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association for Multicultural Education (PA-NAME). He has also served as a consultant for various higher education institutions. Vincent completed his Ph.D. in American Studies at the University of Maryland College Park. He is the author of 2019’s Rocking the Closet, co-editor of 2017’s Postracial America?: An Interdisciplinary Study, and has published in various academic journals, edited collections, and scholarly encyclopedias.
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