Youlonda Copeland-Morgan

Associate Vice Chancellor, Enrollment Management
University of California at Los Angeles
Los Angeles CA
Biographical Sketch:
Youlonda Copeland-Morgan was appointed Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Management at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in February 2012. In her role, she has primary responsibility for achieving UCLA’s undergraduate enrollment goals and oversees the Undergraduate Admission, Financial Aid and Scholarships, as well as outreach functions. She has been a recognized leader in higher education for more than 30 years. She served 9 years on the Board of Trustee of the College Board, including a two-year term (2008-2010) as chairman of the Board of Trustees. In 2009, she was appointed Vice Chair of the College Board’s Advocacy and Policy Center, which was established with support from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help transform education in America. In 2010, Copeland-Morgan served as an expert witness in a Town Hall Meeting to Vice President Joe Biden on the White House Middleclass Task Force and is currently serving a second three-year term on the Gates Millennium Scholars Advisory Council. She has received several distinguished service awards from state, regional and national associations in recognition of her contributions to higher education. Copeland-Morgan is a member of the College Board’s distinguished College Scholarship Service Hall of Fame, which honors 50 individuals who made significant contributions to the body of knowledge underpinning the financial aid profession since the College Boards inception. Prior to UCLA, Copeland-Morgan was at Syracuse University where she held the position of Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management.