Colleges and Universities of the Yes We Must Coalition
Click on names in the list below to go to members’ websites
- American International College, Springfield, MA
- Augsburg University, Minneapolis, MN
- Averett University, Danville, VA
- Bay Path University, Longmeadow, MA
- Benedict College, Columbia, SC
- Blackburn College, Carlinville, IL
- Bluefield College, Bluefield, VA
- Calumet College of St. Joseph, Whiting, IN
- Claflin University, Orangeburg, SC
- Coker University, Hartsville, SC
- College of Saint Mary, Omaha, NE
- College Unbound, Providence, RI
- Ferrum College, Ferrum, VA
- Fresno Pacific University, Fresno, CA
- Hallmark University, San Antonio, TX
- Heritage University, Toppenish, WA
- Manor College, Jenkintown, PA
- Mars Hill University, Mars Hill, NC
- McMurry University, Abilene TX
- Mercy University, Dobbs Ferry, NY
- Metropolitan College of NY, New York, NY
- Mount Mary University, Milwaukee, WI
- Mount Saint Mary’s University, Los Angeles, CA
- Muskingum University, New Concord, OH
- New York Institute of Technology,
Old Westbury, NY - Paul Quinn College, Dallas, TX
- Point University, West Point, GA
- Rockford University, Rockford, IL
- Rosemont College, Rosemont, PA
- Saint Elizabeth University, Morristown, NJ
- Spartanburg Methodist College, Spartanburg, SC
- Trocaire College, Buffalo, NY
- Union College, Barbourville, KY
- University of the Ozarks, Clarksville, AR
- Vaughn College, Flushing, NY
- Villa Maria College, Buffalo NY
- Wells College, Aurora, NY
- Williamson College of the Trades, Media, PA
- Woodbury University, Burbank CA
To learn more about becoming a Member, click here.
Associate Members
Individual Associates
Gary Bonvillian
Director Emeritus, YWMC
President Emeritus, Thomas University
Estero, FL
Richard Clemens
Trustee, Williamson College of The Trades
Director, Give Something Back Foundation
Naples, FL
Jorge Díaz-Herrera
Director Emeritus, YWMC
President Emeritus, Keuka College
Canandaigua, NY
Philip Johnson
Director Emeritus, YWMC
Past President, Finlandia University
Hancock, MI
Mablene Krueger
Director Emerita, YWMC
Interim Provost and Senior Vice President,
Dillard University
Past President, Robert Morris University Illinois
New Orleans, LA
Tom Mortenson
Higher Education Policy Analyst; Editor & Publisher, Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY;
Senior Scholar, The Pell Institute for the Study of Opportunity in Higher Education
Washington, DC
Joan D. Osterweil
Houston, TX
Kathleen Ross
Director Emerita, YWMC
President Emerita, Heritage University
Toppenish, WA
Maryanne Stevens
President Emerita, College of Saint Mary
Omaha, NE
Helen J. Streubert
Director Emerita, YWMC
Past President, Saint Elizabeth University
San Antonio, TX
Vinton Thompson
Director Emeritus, YWMC
President Emeritus, Metropolitan College of New York
New York, NY
Quint Thurman
Director Emeritus, YWMC
Dean of the School of Business, Hallmark University
Past President, University of the Southwest San Antonio, TX
I am excited about the opportunity YWM offers to collaborate with other like institutions and to have a voice in collaborations that isn’t overshadowed by larger, more exclusive, less tuition-driven institutions.
Marcia Hawkins, President, Union College – KY
Organization Associates
Acadeum
Nathan Green
Chief Development Officer
Austin, TX
Bridge the Gap College Prep
Lisa Raffel, Executive Director
Sausalito, CA
The Dysart Group, Inc.
John W. Dysart, President
Charlotte, NC
National College Access Network (NCAN)
Kim Cook, Executive Director
Washington, DC
National Partnership for Educational Access (NPEA)
Karin Elliott, Executive Director
Boston, MA
Portage Learning
Steve Michalik, President
Beaver Falls, PA
The University of Tennessee Southern
Linda Martin, Interim Chancellor
Pulaski, TN
YWMC helped us connect our faculty with peers around the country who were facing similar challenges within a similar context. Through YWMC’s collaborative on Growth Mindset, we also were able to consider tools and collaboration that will improve our support of first-generation and low-income students’ learning. Laurie Melin, Internationalization and Inter-University Relations Director, Universidad Del Sagrado Corazon
We invite those colleges, universities, non-profit organizations, and individuals who do not qualify for membership but who support the goals of the Yes We Must Coalition to join as Associate Members.
To learn more about becoming an Associate Member, click here.