Dr. Russell Kitchner - Vice President for Regulatory and Governmental Relations

Originally from central New York, Dr. Russell Kitchner serves as Vice President for Regulatory and Governmental Relations. His career has focused on student and academic support services, institutional research, and regulatory affairs, and he has held key administrative positions at Texas Lutheran University, Delaware State University, Capella University, the State University of New York, and the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Kitchner holds undergraduate and graduate degrees from the State University of New York, and earned his Ph.D from Texas A&M University. 

Dr. Kitchner has given numerous conference presentations covering a wide range of issues, including higher education law, institutional research, accreditation and governance, and state and Federal governmental affairs. He has written extensively on these and other topics, and his views have been sought by and published in a variety of national publications, including The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Wall Street Journal, and Inside Higher Education. He has served as chair of the Board of Advisors for the Midwest Association of Colleges and Employers, and has been an active member of the American Association of Higher Education, the National Council of Professors of Educational Administration, the American Arbitration Association, the Education Law Association and the Association for Institutional Research