Antonio Farias is one of three candidates for vice president of the office of diversity and inclusion.
COLLEGIATE TIMES: What background experience do you bring to this position?
ANTONIO FARIAS: I’ve been the chief diversity officer in the Coast Guard Academy for the last five years. Previous to that, I was an associate director for something called the McNair Scholars program, which is federally funded program that gets first generation (college attending) kids and minorities into PhD programs, primarily STEM, and before that I was an instructor in ethnic studies down in New York City, and before that I was one of these grad students, trying to find his way.
CT: Why did you decide to apply?
FARIAS: I wasn’t actively looking. I love what I do here at the Academy, and I think this is an incredible place.
A version of this article appeared in the Jun 10 issue of the Collegiate Times.
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Thanks for giving a great intro to the candidate on behalf of people interested who weren't able to attend the forum.
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