President Frank Wu of Queens College

Frank H. Wu serves as the eleventh President of Queens College.

Prior to joining the City University of New York (CUNY) system, Frank served as Chancellor & Dean at UC College of the Law, San Francisco. Before joining UC Law San Francisco, he was a member of the faculty at Howard University, the nation’s leading historically black college/university (HBCU), for a decade. In recognition of his leadership, he was selected for the Chang-Lin Tien Award in 2008 and the APAHE (Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education) CEO Award in 2024.

Frank is dedicated to civic engagement and civil rights. He was a Trustee of Gallaudet University, the only university in the world dedicated to deaf and hard of hearing persons and a Trustee of Deep Springs College. In April 2016, he was elected by the members of Committee of 100 as their Chair, and he held that office for two years; then in February 2017, the Board named him as the group’s first-ever President, a role he held for two and a half years. For his advocacy work, he received the John Hope Franklin Award in 2020.

Frank is the author of Yellow: Race in America Beyond Black and White, which was immediately reprinted in its hardcover edition. Prior to his academic career, he held a clerkship with the late U.S. District Judge Frank J. Battisti in Cleveland and practiced law with the firm of Morrison & Foerster in San Francisco – while there, he devoted a quarter of his time to pro bono work on behalf of indigent clients. He received a B.A. from the Johns Hopkins University and a J.D. with honorsfrom the University of Michigan.

Executive Director Christie Chung of The Mills Institute

As Executive Director of the Mills Institute, Christie Chung leads programs and partnerships that advance transformative teaching and learning, research, and career development, empowering lifelong learners from all walks of life. She’s held a variety of senior leadership roles throughout her career. At Mills College, Chung served as the Associate Provost for Student Success and Undergraduate Education and supported all functions of academic success, faculty hiring, tenure and promotion processes, as well as belonging efforts. As Associate Dean of Research, Scholarship, and Partnerships at Mills College at Northeastern, she led research and experiential learning relationships, developed and managed external research grants and funding opportunities, and cultivated new partnerships. She also served as the Special Advisor to the Senior Vice President for Global Network and Strategic Initiatives. She is a Professor of Psychology, with extensive research expertise in cognitive aging, emotional memory, and cross-cultural cognition. 
 
Chung is a TEDx keynote speaker, KRON TV Remarkable Woman, and an advisor at Mixbook, PacBay School, and Lead by Learning. She provides executive consultation and coaching to higher education leaders. Chung received her Honours Bachelor of Science (Distinction) degree as a psychology specialist from the University of Toronto, her Master of Arts and PhD in applied cognitive psychology from Claremont Graduate University, and her post-doctoral training at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).