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Valerie Dent, who served as SUNY's associate vice chancellor and chief deputy for student success, has been named vice chancellor for community colleges. She held the interim title since September 2024, but was formally appointed to the job on Monday.

Dent's responsibilities include advising SUNY Chancellor John King on matters involving the community colleges, such as the implementation of the SUNY Reconnect program. The initiative will provide free tuition to adult learners ages 25 to 55 who are pursuing careers in certain fields, such as advanced manufacturing, nursing and teaching.

Cayuga Community College announced its participation in the initiative in June.

"Valerie Dent is a proven leader who will help implement (Gov. Kathy Hochul's) SUNY Reconnect program, and will support community colleges throughout the state to ensure they are ready to empower incoming students," King said in a statement.

"From highlighting SUNY Reconnect and visiting campuses throughout the state, to providing additional funding for community colleges, to appointing Valerie Dent as vice chancellor for community colleges, SUNY is demonstrating that we will work tirelessly to set our community colleges, and the thousands of New York students who rely on them, up for success."

Dent previously served as SUNY's interim chief diversity officer. Before joining the university system, she was the first deputy commissioner of the state Division of Human Rights. Her past employment experience includes stints with the 34th Street Partnership, Bryant Park Restoration Corporation, Grand Central Partnership, IBM and the Mudge, Rose, Guthrie, Alexander and Ferdon law firm.

She earned an economics degree at Vanderbilt University and is a Columbia University law school graduate.

SUNY Orange President Dr. Kristin Young, who also serves as president of the New York Community College Association of Presidents, praised Dent's passion and commitment to students.

"(Dent) has held several vital roles for (SUNY System Administration) and has greatly contributed to SUNY's success every step of the way," Young said in a statement. "She helped steer our entire system through COVID and expanded SUNY's commitment to diversity. Over the last year, as interim vice chancellor for community colleges, she has truly demonstrated her appreciation for the community college mission."

New York has 30 community colleges, including institutions in Cayuga and Onondaga counties. Cayuga Community College has a campus in Fulton, Oswego County.