Richard Guarasci
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Richard Guarasci was appointed President of Wagner College
on Staten Island
, NY, effective June 1, 2002. He had previously served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Wagner and holds the rank of Professor of Political Science, teaching in the areas of democracy
, citizenship
and American diversity
.
Wagner College
Wagner College is a private, co-educational, national liberal arts college with an enrollment of approximately 2,400 total students located atop Grymes Hill in New York City's borough of Staten Island...
on Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, NY, effective June 1, 2002. He had previously served as Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs at Wagner and holds the rank of Professor of Political Science, teaching in the areas of democracy
Democracy
Democracy is generally defined as a form of government in which all adult citizens have an equal say in the decisions that affect their lives. Ideally, this includes equal participation in the proposal, development and passage of legislation into law...
, citizenship
Citizenship
Citizenship is the state of being a citizen of a particular social, political, national, or human resource community. Citizenship status, under social contract theory, carries with it both rights and responsibilities...
and American diversity
Multiculturalism
Multiculturalism is the appreciation, acceptance or promotion of multiple cultures, applied to the demographic make-up of a specific place, usually at the organizational level, e.g...
.