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A Message From Kijua Sanders-McMurtry-Diamond Honoree

Kijua Sanders-McMurtry is the Associate Vice President and Dean for Community Diversity at Agnes Scott College. During her eleven year tenure at Agnes Scott, she has served as the Interim Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, the Associate Dean of Students and the Title IX Coordinator. She is a past President of the Georgia College Personnel Association and currently serves as the Professional Development Chair. She has also served with the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA) as the Co-Vice Chair for Trans Inclusion. Known for her dedication to students, she was awarded the Robert D. Bradshaw Small College’s Advocate Award in 2014 with NASPA Region III. Her research has been published in the Journal of Higher Education and anthologies on educational philanthropy. As a nationally recognized advocate for diversity and inclusion, she has been quoted in key higher education publications including the Chronicle of Higher Education, Inside Higher Education, and Insight into Diversity magazine. Dr. Sanders-McMurtry completed her Associate’s degree at Pasadena City College, her B.A. and M.A. in Sociology, a Graduate Certificate in Women’s Studies and her Ph.D. in Educational Policy Studies with a concentration in Higher Education at Georgia State University.
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