Professional Biography
Marcheta P. Evans, PhD, became Chancellor of Bloomfield College of Montclair State University on July 1, 2023, following the historic merger of Bloomfield College and Montclair State University, the first between a private and public higher education institution in New Jersey. Immediately prior, Dr. Evans served as Bloomfield’s 17th President, and holds the distinction of being both the first African-American and first female to lead the College in its greater than 150-year history.
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As president, Dr. Evans led Bloomfield through the unprecedented times of COVID-19 and a complex strategic planning effort that identified the partnership that would ensure the College’s vital mission and legacy of serving traditionally marginalized populations continues. Through tenacity, transparency and perseverance, the College offers its majority first-generation and low-income student body access to a small close-knit higher ed
She has served in transformational leadership roles in higher education for nearly 30 years at both public and private institutions. Twenty-one of those years have been spent at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) in the seventh largest city in the U.S., San Antonio, Texas.
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The first woman and African American to be named President of Bloomfield College in its entire history, Dr. Evans recently established a scholarship in honor of the woman who raised her, her late grandmother, Annie Mae Sellers. Her grandmother held a strong belief in the power of education, and encouraged Dr. Evans throughout her academic journey. The scholarship provides emergency funding to the College’s deserving students.
Previously Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Our Lady of the Lake University (OLLU), Dr. Evans sequentially served as Vice President for Academic Affairs, Dean at OLLU and Associate Dean and Department Chair at University of Texas at San Antonio. She has served as a faculty member for over 25 years and has the rank of Full Professor. Dr. Evans is a past President and Fellow of the American Counseling Association, past President of the Association for Creativity in Counseling, and is the recipient of numerous awards and recognitions. A small sampling of these recognitions includes the Outstanding Multicultural Leadership Award, Yellow Rose of Texas Lifetime Educator Award, and Counselors for Social Justice Ohana Award.
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Dr. Evans has authored numerous articles and book chapters, focusing on issues of diversity, multiculturalism, women’s issues, and leadership. She has presented over one hundred times at the state, regional, national, and international levels addressing topics such as empowerment, multiculturalism, diversity, and leadership. In her international work, Dr. Evans has traveled extensively, including a length of time in the African country of Malawi where she worked with educators and counselors on literacy initiatives sponsored by USAID.
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Dr. Evans graduated from the University of Alabama with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Counselor Education and Supervision, specializing in Student Affairs, Administration in Higher Education, and Human Resource Management. Additionally, she has a Master of Arts degree in Education in Elementary Education from the University of Alabama-Birmingham, a Master of Arts degree in Rehabilitation Counseling, and a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology from the University of Alabama.