Christine Mangino, Ed.D.

Christine Mangino ImageDr. Christine Mangino currently serves as the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Hostos Community College of the City University of New York. Dr. Mangino was selected this past year to participate as an Aspen Presidential Fellow for Community College Excellence, a leadership program aimed at preparing the next generation of community college presidents to transform institutions to achieve high and equitable levels of student success. She began her tenure at the college as an assistant professor for Early Childhood Education in 2004 and soon after served as Coordinator, Chairperson, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, and Interim Provost. Prior to Hostos, Dr. Mangino taught in both an early childhood center, as an elementary school teacher, and later on as an adjunct professor at St. John’s University. She served on nine doctoral dissertation committees, chairing four of them. Dr. Mangino began her education earning an Associate’s degree from Nassau Community College, a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in education from Hofstra University and a doctoral degree in Instructional Leadership from St. John’s University. Like many community college students, Dr. Mangino was the first in her family to attend college and is excited for the opportunity to return to Nassau Community College.

Dr. Mangino presents at national and international conferences on topics such as differentiated instruction, learning styles, and leadership. She was an invited keynote speaker for faculty at Oregon State University, the 21st Century Principals Forum in Beijing and Shanghai, China and for an international Learning Styles conference in Denmark. Consistent with the mission of Hostos Community College, Dr. Mangino believes in serving her community. She has served as the co-president of the North Merrick Special Education Parent Teacher Association, a Girl Scout leader, a volunteer counselor for a suicide hotline, and provided parenting workshops for her local community.

While working in her various roles in the Office of Academic Affairs, Dr. Mangino has led the college in the implementation of a CUNY-wide general education framework, redesigning developmental education, the creation of a new strategic plan, operational planning, creating and implementing assessment processes to meet Middle States accreditation standards, increasing three-year graduation rates from 12% to 27% in the past six years, and secured a $2.4 million Title V grant, in addition to foundation funding.

Dr. Mangino has two children. Her daughter is a recent graduate of Stony Brook University and benefited from summer and winter classes at Nassau Community College to accelerate her studies. Her son is a sophomore at the University of Buffalo.

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