Announcing the appointment of
Marco Barker
as Vice Chancellor for Diversity and Inclusion
at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln
I am excited to share that Marco Barker will join the University of Nebraska–Lincoln April 1 as the inaugural vice chancellor for diversity and inclusion with an associate professor of practice appointment in educational administration. Barker has served in diversity leadership roles at Westminster College, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Louisiana State University.
In his current position at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, he created a diversity infrastructure for one of Utah’s most diverse institutions of higher education. He was the inaugural associate vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion and the college’s chief diversity officer. His many initiatives focused on strengthening diversity and inclusion programming and capacity for change, coordinating inclusive excellence efforts, building community relations with affinity groups and agencies, and leading diversity strategic planning.
A certified qualified administrator for the Intercultural Development Inventory, Barker earned his bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Arkansas, Master of Business Administration from Webster University and doctoral degree in educational leadership and research from Louisiana State University.