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I am pleased to announce that Michael Heflin is assuming a new role at Buffalo State College as the assistant dean of inclusion and equity within the Dean of Students Office, effective July 1. Reporting to Dean of Students Sarah Young, Mr. Heflin will serve as the divisional liaison to Equity and Campus Diversity and work with the student body, Human Resource Management, University Police, Intercollegiate Athletics, and Academic Affairs to support campus programming in identity development, social justice, and other inclusion-focused initiatives.

In addition, he will advise Student Leadership and Engagement staff on cultural and identity-based student organizations, fraternities and sororities, and faith-based organizations. He will also oversee the campus’s LGBTQ+ Resource Center.

For the past two years, Mr. Heflin has served as the director of equity and campus diversity and has provided leadership to many student organizations, including the Men of Merit program and the Buffalo State chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). He currently serves on the President’s Campus Safety Forum/Community Policing Committee, the President’s Council on Equity and Campus Diversity, and the President’s Council on Undergraduate Retention. 

Mr. Heflin has worked in higher education for 27 years, from Residence Life to the Education Opportunity Program (EOP). Throughout his career at Buffalo State, the University at Buffalo, SUNY Cortland, and the University of Maryland, College Park, he has proved to be a strong advocate for students, administration, faculty, and the local community.

He earned his bachelor’s degree in business and his master of science in student personnel administration from Buffalo State in 1991 and 1993, respectively, and is nearing completion of his doctorate in education leadership and policy at the University at Buffalo.

We look forward to working with Mr. Heflin in his new role.