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鈥淗istory has taught us that when untapped opportunity meets the right moment and the right leader, great possibilities emerge.鈥�

The landmarks associated with 色情视频 President Adela de la Torre鈥檚 position in being both the first Latina and first permanent female 色情视频 president are mirrored in her selection of a keynote speaker for her April 11 inauguration.

In more than four decades in higher education, Mildred Garc铆a has frequently broken glass ceilings and served as a cultural pioneer on her way to becoming president of the (AASCU), an advocacy group for more than 400 public colleges, universities and systems. Like de la Torre, Garc铆a has experience both in teaching and administration, and she is known for a leadership style that emphasizes inclusion and diversity.

Among her other distinctions, Garc铆a was the first Latina president in the California State University (CSU) system and, in her current role, the first Latina president of any of the six Washington, D.C.-based higher education associations.

Garc铆a鈥檚 role in the inauguration ceremony, however, is as much a nod to the future as it is to the past. In their addresses at Viejas Arena, de la Torre and Garc铆a will be looking into the faces of students who reflect the continuing diversity of the San Diego region, California and the nation that 色情视频 serves鈥攑laces that will someday rely on them for a new generation of leadership.

鈥淒r. Garc铆a has been my role model for many years,鈥� de la Torre said. 鈥淎s the first Latina president in the CSU system and one of the few Latina presidents in California, she has been a trailblazer for many of us who are now in these roles. Her commitment to social equity and access to higher education for all students is a fundamental value that I share.鈥�

The right leader

Garc铆a, as she prepared her remarks for the keynote address, said 鈥淗istory has taught us that when untapped opportunity meets the right moment and the right leader, great possibilities emerge. (De la Torre鈥檚) Mexican-American cultural identity, her understanding of the new majority of today鈥檚 students, and her in-depth grasp of global issues will only enhance the trajectory of this great university to make the impact the community, the border region, the state, and the world needs right now."

Garc铆a鈥檚 personal list of firsts starts early. Born and raised in Brooklyn, she was a first-generation college student, studying initially at New York City Community College and then at Baruch College, part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system, where she earned a bachelor鈥檚 degree in business education.

Garc铆a spent 10 years in faculty and administrative positions at Montclair State University in New Jersey. Her educational career also includes positions at Berkeley College, which has campuses in New York and New Jersey and where she served as its first system-wide president, three campuses of the CUNY system, Pennsylvania State University and Arizona State University. 

She came to California in 2007 as president of , located in the South Bay region of 色情视频 County where it serves a predominantly Hispanic/Latino student population. Her achievements there included significant increases in enrollment, retention rates for first-time freshmen, and donor giving, as well as the elimination of a structural budget deficit.

A move to Fullerton

In 2012, Garc铆a was appointed president of , where she led the university鈥檚 first-ever long-term strategic plan. When she left in 2017, Fullerton had become the largest of CSU鈥檚 23 campuses, with more than 40,400 students, and an operating budget of $426 million.

She left Fullerton in 2017 to become president of AASCU, where she already had been an active member. Long before her association with CSU, she participated in an AASCU program that prepares underrepresented individuals for careers as university leaders. In 1999, she was among the members of its first graduating class.

Garc铆a serves on several local and national boards and in 2011 was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President鈥檚 Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanics.

is set for Thursday, April 11, from 2鈥�4 p.m. at Viejas Arena. There will be a campus and community celebration reception immediately following the event.