Dr. Rivera-McCutchen will

• Discuss her path from Assistant to Full Professor as a Latina scholar
• Share how she maximized the benefits of the National Center for Faculty Development and Diversity  
• Illustrate how the NCFDD’s Faculty Success Program was instrumental in supporting her research agenda and the publication of her book, Radical Care

Dr. Rosa L. Rivera-McCutchen is a Full Professor of Leadership Studies at CUNY Lehman College, a Hispanic Serving Institution in the Bronx, where she also serves as the coordinator of School and District Leader certification programs. A first-generation college graduate, Dr. Rivera-McCutchen’s research, teaching and activism is informed by her experiences as an educator and student in NYC public schools, and centers on achieving racial equity through radical care practices. 

An educator for over twenty years, she began her career as a high school teacher and advisor at Wings Academy, in the Bronx, before earning her doctorate in Teaching and Learning at New York University. Prior to joining the Lehman faculty, she was an instructor in the Scaffolded Apprenticeship Model program, an educational leadership and comprehensive school improvement initiative at CUNY Baruch College. She has worked as an educational consultant, supporting professional development across NYC schools and conducting program evaluations.