Dr. Raul A. Leon is an associate professor of higher education and student affairs at Eastern Michigan University (EMU). Dr. Leon is an expert on strategic diversity management and his work has been nationally recognized as influential in effectively guiding institutions designing diversity focused interventions. Dr. Leon is an active researcher with over 35 policy-relevant scholarly contributions. Dr. Leon teaches courses in student affairs related to contemporary college students, student development theory, and diversity leadership. Dr. Leon is the recipient of EMU's Distinguished Faculty Award for Research and EMU's Distinguished MLK Humanitarian Award for contributions to the campus community. At EMU, Dr. Leon has directed and provided leadership for the BrotherHOOD and SisterHOOD Initiatives, focused on retention and degree completion for students of color. Additionally, he directs a study abroad program in Ecuador preparing current and future student affairs practitioners. As a practitioner, Dr. Leon brings experiences in a number of functional areas including international student services, study abroad, residential life, living-learning communities, pre-college programs, retention and degree completion initiatives, and strategic diversity leadership. Dr. Leon is a graduate of the educational leadership and policy analysis doctoral program at University of Wisconsin - Madison.