Paul Arcario has been appointed interim president of LaGuardia Community College, effective Aug. 2.
He most recently served as provost and senior vice president for Academic Affairs at LaGuardia, where he managed the academic division’s $40 million annual budget; led faculty recruitment and development; oversaw day-to-day management of key academic initiatives; and supervised the Student Affairs division.
Under his leadership, LaGuardia’s academic division secured major grants totaling more than $34 million. Dr. Arcario joined LaGuardia in 1988 as an ESL faculty member in the Education and Language Acquisition Department, and became chairperson of the Academic ESL Program in 1994. He joined the college’s academic leadership team in 1998, as assistant dean. He has conducted his own style of on-the-ground research — enrolling in courses in order to help faculty and students address challenges in the classroom.
Dr. Arcario’s academic achievements include his selection for the 2019 Distinguished College Administrator Award from the Phi Theta Kappa Honor Society and as “Outstanding First-Year Student Advocate” (2007) from the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience.
Dr. Arcario has authored or co-authored nearly two dozen articles and books. He earned his doctorate in Education and a master’s in Education in TESOL from Columbia University Teachers College, and his B.A. (magna cum laude) and M.A. in English from New York University.
LaGuardia’s longtime President Gail O. Mellow announced earlier this year she is leaving the office to pursue new opportunities.
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