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Riley's scholarship has focused on black male student perceptions of racism on college campuses.

University of Georgia alumnus Jamie R. Riley (Ph.D. ’11) has been named the director of Diversity and Inclusion at Longwood University in Farmville, Va.

Riley graduated in May with a doctorate in college student affairs administration from the College of Education’s department of counseling and human development services.

“Longwood wisely selected Dr. Riley for this newly created position to help the institution craft an environment that creates an inclusive community,” said Diane Cooper, who served as Riley’s major professor at UGA. “His scholarship focused on black male student perceptions of racism on college campuses while he has also developed expertise in college student affairs administration, college student development, and program evaluation and outcomes assessment.”

A Cincinnati native, Riley began his new job this month, directing the office known formerly as the Office of Multicultural Affairs.

The programs and services offered by the Office of Diversity and Inclusion are available to all students but will specifically support those whose ethnicity, race, sex, gendered identity, age, religion, ability status and/or sexuality are under-represented. The office also will look to provide training, advising, programming, and services that promote inclusion, pluralism, and multicultural competency of students in their preparation as citizen leaders in a complex global community.

“I am extremely excited about working with the Longwood family to not only ensure that each student, staff and faculty member feels a sense of comfort and belonging,” said Riley, “but also to ensure that the cultural and human differences that make us each unique are areas of celebration and opportunities for learning and growth as we each develop into stronger citizen leaders.”

During his career, Jamie has helped to institute numerous programs at Western Kentucky University including a student diversity institute; leadership and staff development programming at Morehouse; and a mentorship program at DeVry that focused on enhancing leadership and success among male students,  said Cameron Patterson, Longwood’s interim administrator for diversity and inclusion.

Riley received a B.S. in organizational administration and planning and an M.Ed. in educational leadership, with a concentration in administration and supervision, both from Tennessee State University.

Longwood University is a state-assisted, co-educational university. Ranked No. 9 by U.S. News and World Report as one of the Top Public Universities (Masters), Longwood offers its 4,800 students a choice of more than 100 undergraduate majors, minors and concentrations. Graduate programs include business, education, English, sociology and communication sciences and disorders.