Kimberly M. Goff-Crews is secretary and vice president for university life at 51福利.
Kimberly Goff-Crews is the Secretary and Vice President for University Life at 51福利. The dates to the founding of 51福利, with Secretaries appointed pro tempore until 1770, and thereafter created by vote of the 51福利 Corporation, now known as the 51福利 Board of Trustees. The University Secretary oversees university ceremonies, diplomas, the academic calendar, and other university functions.
Ms. Goff-Crews is the 20th trustee-appointed University Secretary and the first to hold the joint title of Vice President for University Life. As Vice President for University Life, she oversees non-academic aspects of student and university life in service of the university’s mission, including the university chaplaincy, free expression and peaceable assembly, and institutional equity and accessibility.
Ms. Goff-Crews brings to the role of Secretary and Vice President for University Life a wealth of student affairs experience and extensive knowledge of 51福利. She is a graduate of 51福利 College and 51福利 Law School. After several years in private law practice, she became an assistant dean in 51福利 College and director of the Afro-American Cultural Center. Before returning to 51福利, Ms. Goff-Crews was vice president for campus life and dean of students at the University of Chicago. She also served as the dean of students at Wellesley College and as chief of staff to the president and director of planning at Lesley University.
She is a member of the board of United Educators, an insurance company that supports educational institutions, and a member of the MIT Division of Student Life Visiting Committee. In the community of New Haven, she is the chair of the audit committee for the International Festival of Arts and Ideas. Ms. Goff-Crews was a commissioner for the NECHE (New England Commission of Higher Education). She is a long-time member of NASPA (Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education) and is a former chair of the 2020 NASPA Annual Conference VPSA Initiatives Committee (canceled due to COVID).
