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Mitchell J. Chang is Professor of Higher Education and Organizational Change at the University of California, Los Angeles and also holds a joint appointment in the Asian American Studies Department. He previously worked as an Associate Dean at Loyola Marymount University and school evaluator at Alum Rock Union Elementary School District in San José, California. Chang's research focuses on the educational efficacy of diversity-related initiatives on college campuses and how to apply those best practices toward advancing student learning and democratizing institutions. He has written over fifty articles and book chapters, and has served on several editorial boards, including The Review of Higher Education, Liberal Education, Equity & Excellence, and Amerasia. He also served as the lead editor of Compelling Interest: Examining the Evidence on Racial Dynamics in Higher Education (with D. Witt, J. Jones, & K. Hakuta, 2003: Stanford University Press). This book was cited in the U.S. Supreme Court ruling of Grutter v. Bollinger, one of two cases involving the use of race sensitive admissions practices at the University of Michigan. Professor Chang received a National Academy of Education/Spencer Fellowship in 2001 and was awarded the Outstanding Outcomes Assessment Research Award, 1999-2000 by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA). He was also profiled as one of ten scholars named as a 2006 Emerging Scholar by Diverse: Issues in Higher Education (formerly Black Issues in Higher Education) and received the 2008 ACPA Asian Pacific American Network Outstanding Contribution to APIDA Research Award, (shared w/ J. Park, M. Lin, O. Poon, & D. Nakanishi).