Faculty

Clarence Banks
Lecturer, GED 553: Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
cbanks22@csudh.edu

MPA is currently the Director, Umoja Aspire Program and lead for the Minority Male Initiatives at Mt. San Antonio College. He is also an adjunct professor at Cerritos College and the Los Angeles Community College District, teaching Political Science. Prior, Mr. Banks served as a Student Affairs Officer in the Undergraduate Admissions and Relations with Schools Department at UCLA. He brings more than 20 years of educational experience at the K-12, Community College, Undergraduate and Graduate University level.  Mr. Banks research focuses on people of color success in higher education, racial inequities in higher education, educational and economic access barriers, and recidivism. He received his Masters in Public Administration from the California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, where he was recognized as the Outstanding Graduate. He also earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from UCLA.

Dr. Anthony H. Normore
Professor, GED 550: Higher Education Leadership
anormore@csudh.edu

Anthony H. Normore, Ph. D is professor emeritus of educational leadership in Division of Graduate Education at California State University Dominguez Hills in Greater Metropolitan Los Angeles. A former director of doctoral programs and department chair at various universities Dr. Normore’s research focuses on urban leadership development in the context of ethics and social justice. He obtained his Ph.D from the Ontario Institute for the Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto. His multi-pronged research focusses on (a) the (mis)-interpretation and (mis)-use of leadership and management in higher education, and (b) leadership development of urban school leaders in the context of ethics and social justice. He is the author of 25+ books including, Globalization, neoliberalism and education: Teaching, learning and leading in the world schoolhouse (2023, Information Age publishing); Your moral compass: A practical guide for new wave leaders (2020, New Wave Publishers); The handbook of research on strategic communication, leadership, and conflict management in modern organizations (2019, IGI-Global), Voices leading from the ecotone (2019, Word & Deed Publishing), Leading against the grain: Lessons from visionaries for creating just and equitable schools (2018, Teachers College Press), Foundations of educational leadership: The key to developing excellent and equitable schools (2017, Routledge), Restorative practice meets social justice: Un-silencing the voices of at-promise students (2017, IAP).

In 2013, Dr. Normore was recognized by the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Leadership for Social Justice Special Interest Group with the Bridge People Award. The award honored him for his leadership and partnership work in law enforcement, corrections, and teaching at Men’s Central Jail at the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Office. Dr. Normore has published 200+ book chapters, research reviews, monographs, and peer-reviewed articles in professional leadership journals (e.g., Journal of Educational Administration, Journal of School Leadership, Alberta Journal of Educational Leadership, Educational Administration Quarterly, etc.), law enforcement journals (e.g., Police Chief, FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, Law Enforcement Today, California Peace Officers Association, Peace Officers Research Association of California, California Law Enforcement Journal, Law Enforcement Today, and Policing: International Journal of Theory and Practice), and delivered 300+ regional, national and international professional conference presentations, symposia, and invited keynote addresses. Dr. Normore served on various editorial review boards throughout his academic leadership career and is the recipient of the 2019 International Award for Authentic Leadership, and the 2015 International Willower Award of Excellence in Research.

Dr. Gary Rhodes
Chair and Professor,
GED 551: Legal Issues and Higher Education
GED 552: Higher Education Finance
grhodes@csudh.edu
(310) 243-3775

Professor and Chair of the Graduate Education Division in the College of Education at California State University at Dominguez Hills (CSUDH). Dr. Rhodes professional record includes more than 35 years of teaching, research, community service, and administration in public and private higher education and includes a concentration of strengths in legal issues in higher education, risk management, program development and administration, grant development, fund raising from individuals and corporations, strategic planning, enrollment management, developing and managing program and grant budgets, and university internationalization efforts.  He Coordinates the Graduate Higher Education Administration and Leadership Program, serves as Director of the Center for Global Education, and is a Member of the International and U.S. Pierre de Coubertin Committees. He has completed research, published and presented widely on legal issues in higher education, with a special focus on study abroad.  He holds a BA in English Language and Literature from the University of California, Santa Barbara, as well as an MA in International Relations, MS Ed. in Education and Counselling, and a PhD in Comparative and International Education and Higher Education Administration, from the University of Southern California. From 2015 – 2018, he served as Associate Dean of International Education and Senior International Officer in the College of Extended & International Education at CSUDH. He developed the Center for Global Education in 1998 at the University of Southern California, then moved the Center to Loyola Marymount University in 2004, then to the Graduate School of Education & Information Studies at UCLA in 2010, before moving it to its current home at CSUDH in 2015. He publishes articles and presents widely at conferences across the U.S. and around the world. He served in the field as a Technical Advisor in support of a primary education project in Cameroon and served as a Fulbright Senior Specialist in India and South Africa.

Zachary Ritter 
Lecturer, GED 553: Diversity and Inclusion in Higher Education
zritter@csudh.edu

He received his Ph.D. in higher education from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), focusing on Asian international students’ cross-racial interactions. He was previously Interim Associate Dean of Conduct at California State University at Dominguez Hills. He has also been a Lecturer at UCLA, University of La Verne, and the University of Redlands, teaching social justice history. Additionally, he is a diversity and inclusion consultant for Organic Communications. He was most recently the interim associate dean of the Office of Institutional Diversity at Harvey Mudd College.  Before that, he was associate director of the Office of Campus Diversity and Inclusion at the University of Redlands.  He has taught intergroup dialogue courses at UCLA and is currently an adjunct professor at UCLA, Redlands, and La Verne, where he focuses on issues of social justice in higher education. He recently co-edited a book called  Marginality in the Urban Center: The Costs and Challenges of Continued Whiteness in the Americas and Beyond.