Dr. Michael J. Cuyjet

Michael J. Cuyjet is Professor Emeritus at the University of Louisville, where he served in the College of Education and Human Development, teaching in the College Student Personnel program.  During his 21 years at UofL he also served as Interim Chair of his department, Associate Dean of the Graduate School, and Acting Associate Provost for Student Life and Development. Before joining the faculty at UofL, he served as a student affairs practitioner for more than 20 years at Northern Illinois University and at the University of Maryland - College Park.

He has served as editor of the Opinions and Perspectives section of the Journal of College and Character, served on the editorial board of the College Student Affairs Journal, served on the editorial board of the National Association of Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) Journal, and as associate editor of the Books and Media Board of the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).   

He has been editor, co-editor, or co-author of six books, three of which were Multiculturalism on Campus, 1st and 2nd editions, published in 2011 and 2016, and African American Men in College, published in 2006. He has published more than 25 other journal articles or book chapters and has made more than 100 presentations at national and regional conferences.  Among recognitions for his professional work, he has been named an ACPA Diamond Honoree, an ACPA Senior Scholar, a NASPA Pillar of the Profession, and was selected as a Fulbright Specialist by the University of the West Indies.  In 2007 the College Personnel Association of Kentucky (CPAK) named its award presented annually to the state’s outstanding graduate student of the year for him.  In 2019 he was inducted into the CPAK Hall of Fame.