Will Guzmán

Will Guzmán’s portfolio includes the Office of Community Engagement and Service (OCES), the Office of International Affairs (OIA), and special projects. OCES supports community engagement, service learning, and community-engaged research for students, faculty, and staff, while OIA focuses on global engagement, study abroad, and international students and scholars.

Guzmán is a member of the Chancellor's Extended Leadership Council, the Provost Executive Leadership Team, and an International Affairs committee tasked with creating a network of international partners, exchange articulation agreements, and collaborations with the colleges and faculty members to facilitate and promote campus globalization efforts.  As NCCU's senior international officer, Exchange Visitor Program’s alternate responsible officer, and Fulbright liaison for Student Scholars, Guzmán reports to the provost and vice chancellor of Academic Affairs, Dr. David H. Jackson, Jr.

Within North Carolina, Guzmán represents NCCU’s membership in NC Campus Engagement, the NC Campus Voting Coalition, the Upper Coastal Plain Learning Council, and the University Council on International Programs — the primary body charged with overseeing, coordinating, and advocating for the UNC System’s global affairs divisions and their activities.

A tenured full professor, Guzmán has published on African American and Afro-Puerto Rican history.