University at Buffalo

Raechele L. Pope (She/Her/Hers)

Raechele L. Pope

Senior Associate Dean, Faculty and Student Affairs & Chief Diversity Officer

Professor

EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND POLICY
DEAN'S OFFICE


Specialty/Research Focus

Access and Equity; Administration/Management; Cultural Competence and Humility; Diversity; Equity and Poverty; Gender, Culture, and Equity; Leadership; Multicultural Competence; Higher Education; Race, Inequality, and Education; Racism and AntiBlackness; Social Justice; Organizational Change

Contact Information
482 Baldy Hall
North Campus
Phone: 716-645-1098
rlpope@buffalo.edu

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Professional Summary:

My scholarship interests, research, and publications generally focus on a social and organizational analysis of equity, access, inclusion, and engagement. I examine the components of a multicultural environments and the necessary, concrete strategies, competencies, evaluation, and practices to create and maintain such campus environments. Specifically, my scholarship focuses on understanding and re-examining the core assumptions, theories, and organizational structures and practices of student affairs. My scholarship has challenged (a) the assumptions of how the field defines professional competence and efficacious practice, (b) the nature of traditional planned change strategies used in student affairs, and (c) the relevance of student development theories for students of color.

Education and Training:
  • EdD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
Recent Presentations:
Conferences:
  • Pope, R. L. & Ng, J. (2021, December). Becoming a DEI Administrator. ASHE Council for the Advancement of Higher Education Programs (CAHEP) Academic Leadership Workshop [Virtual].;
Recent Activities:
Editorial and Review:
  • Editorial Board, SUNY Press
    06/28/2018-06/30/2023
  • Journal of Diversity in Higher Education, Reviewer
    08/01/2014-09/01/2025
Professional Service:
  • ACPA Senior Scholar Executive Board
    08/29/2016-08/29/2020

Contact Information

482 Baldy Hall
North Campus
Phone: 716-645-1098
rlpope@buffalo.edu

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