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Membership Matters

Youlonda Copeland-Morgan Is New Chair of Board
of Trustees

Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, associate vice president for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid at Syracuse University

Youlonda Copeland-Morgan, associate vice president for enrollment management and director of scholarships and student aid at Syracuse University in Syracuse, N.Y., was elected to a two-year term as chair of the College Board’s Board of Trustees at the Board’s Annual Meeting on Nov. 7. Copeland-Morgan most recently served as vice chair of the 31-member governing board, and she has been active in the College Board since 2003.

“Youlonda is known widely as a champion of students and a leader in the development of higher education and is my very, very good friend,” said outgoing chair Lester P. Monts at the Annual Meeting. “It gives me great pleasure to pass the gavel on to her.”

Copeland-Morgan has held numerous leadership positions in student financial aid and admissions and has been honored for her commitment to access, equity and minority participation in higher education. Prior to her position at Syracuse University, Copeland-Morgan served as vice president of admission and financial aid at Harvey Mudd College. She served as a faculty member in the Continuing Education College Counseling Certificate Program at the University of California, Los Angeles, and at the College Board’s Enrollment Management Institute.

As chair, Copeland-Morgan will lead the Trustees in their responsibilities to assist in legal and fiduciary decisions; approve the mission, strategic goals and objectives of the College Board; establish policies; and advise those responsible for the management of the organization.

At the meeting, Copeland-Morgan spoke of three important goals: mobilize the membership to action, expand and be innovative in research, and focus the nation’s efforts on eliminating barriers to college access for students from low-income backgrounds.

“To our membership, I say that despite tremendous success in providing greatly needed services and programs to schools and colleges and universities, there is still a great deal of work to be done,” she said.

“Through the strength of its membership, the College Board has the capability, the talent, the passion, the respect and the credibility to push our school districts, colleges and universities toward policies and practices that will help our nation deliver on the promise.”

Copeland-Morgan reflected on her upbringing by parents who were determined that she take advantage of educational opportunities that they did not have. “We are shattering the myths about who can be successful in this country,” she said.
“We all have a story to tell, and it’s important that we tell it.”

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