Marcella David
Special Assistant to the President for Equal
Opportunity and Diversity and Associate Provost
See
also: Selected areas of responsibility; Professor David's
College of
Law bio;
Associate Provost for Diversity pages
Marcella David is Professor of Law and International Studies at The University of Iowa. She was serving as Associate Dean of Admissions for the College of Law when she was selected to serve as Interim Associate Provost for Diversity, beginning summer 2004. July 1, 2006 she became head of the newly reorganized diversity efforts at the university, which combined oversight of the offices of Equal Opportunity and Diversity, Support Service Programs and Opportunity at Iowa. She earned a degree in computer and systems engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, and her J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School. Before joining the faculty in 1995, her practical experiences included clerking for a federal judge and working as a litigation associate for a New York law firm. Professor David's primary area of scholarship is international law and human rights; she also teaches courses that draw on her litigation experiences. In addition to her work in admissions, Professor David served for five years as the director of an externally funded pre-law diversity program administered and hosted by the College of Law.
Her current campus initiatives include creating networking and development opportunities for women faculty and faculty of color, working with community partners such as Diversity Focus and the City of Iowa City to create a climate of inclusion, and promoting access to our campus for faculty, staff, students and visitors with disabilities.
See also: Professor David's College of Law bio.
Professor David can be reached via e-mail at
marcella-david@uiowa.edu.
Selected areas of responsibility for the Special Assistant to the President for Equal Opportunity and Diversity and Associate Provost:
- Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity
- Center for Diversity & Enrichment
- Faculty Diversity Opportunity Program (FDOP)
- Collegiate Diversity Group
- Implementation of Diversity Action Committee Recommendations
- Campus-wide leadership regarding the importance of diversity to the educational mission of the University
