Dr. Diane Hill is Assistant Chancellor at Rutgers University-Newark. She has been a member of the Rutgers University administration since 1988 and has served in key senior leadership positions during her tenure. Dr. Hill received a Ph.D. in Urban Systems, a joint program administered by New Jersey Institute of Technology, Rutgers University and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey. Her research interests include advancing community engagement in higher education, with special emphasis on university-community partnerships in urban universities, school-based youth college and career development and engagement demonstration models, and community-based participatory research. She is responsible for creating and promoting partnerships and research collaborations between the university and public, private and community-based organizations. The recipient of numerous honors and awards, Dr. Hill’s contributions have been recognized nationally and internationally, including being named one of the “100 Most Influential Persons in New Jersey” by the City News. She is recognized as a dedicated leader who is engaged in the community on various levels. She is currently engaged in brokering several university-community partnerships that support research, teaching and scholarship initiatives that impact urban communities..