Vice Provost for Faculty Success (San José State University)

Dr. Magdalena L. Barrera is an author, educator, and university leader with 20 years of experience in higher education. She currently serves as Vice Provost for Faculty Success at San José State University, providing thought leadership on all aspects of faculty recruitment and professional advancement within a Hispanic Serving Institution context. She also leads SJSU's Accessible Technology and Hispanic Serving Institution initiatives, and co-chairs the campus AI Advisory Committee.

Dr. Barrera’s research focuses on the experiences of historically underserved students and faculty in higher education; she is the co-author of The Latinx Guide to Graduate School (Duke University Press, 2023), which offers graduate students a roadmap for surviving and thriving in advanced degree programs.