Presenter Bio - Dr. Laura L. Arroyo

Dr. Laura L. Arroyo (she/her/hers) currently serves as the Associate Vice Chancellor for Colleges, Housing and Educational Services at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

She has worked in higher education for over 20 years with over 17 years of experience in housing and residence life where she has led academic partnership integration, living learning community development, and co-curricular learning efforts. Dr. Arroyo holds an Ed.D. in Educational Equity with a concentration in Urban and Diverse Communities from the University of Colorado Denver, and bachelor’s and master’s degrees within Clinical Social Work. Her academic and research interests include issues of equity and justice within higher education, co-curricular approaches to student learning, living learning community development, and third space theory. Dr. Arroyo is a proud first-generation college student. She is very involved within national higher education organization leadership and cares deeply about building leadership pathways for and supporting students within the many transitions they experience throughout their collegiate journey.