Dr. Nancy Thomas joined Office of the Vice Provost for Multicultural and International Affairs (OMIA) as Associate Vice Provost for Multicultural and International Affairs, on January 5, 2002. Dr. Thomas holds a doctorate in educational leadership from Harvard University and a law degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Law. She has served as Special Assistant to the President for Legal and Policy Affairs at Western New England College’ Director of Listening to Communities, for the American Council on Education; adjunct faculty member (teaching Legal Issues in Higher Education) at the Graduate College of Education, University of Massachusetts, Boston; Senior Associate at the New England Resource Center for Higher Education; Associate at the law firm, Halloran and Sage, Hartford, CT., and directs the Democracy Project for the Study of Values in Higher Education, working with colleges, universities, and educational associations to advance democratic dialogue and practices on campus and in partnership with communities. She is the author of a number of publications addressing diverse issues in higher education, and has also served as a consultant to several major foundations, community agencies, and study circles. In short, Dr. Thomas brings a breath of experience to the position, having worked with diverse groups at a national, state, and local levels, on issues ranging from race relations to strategic planning. She will serve on an interim basis and part-time for the next six months until a national search can be organized.