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Pitt-Bradford names Michael Davila as vice president of student affairs

Michael Davila wearing black suit outside in front of trees

The University of Pittsburgh at Bradford has named Michael Davila as its next vice president and dean of student affairs following a national search.

Davila will oversee career services, counseling and health services, disability services, new student orientation and first-year experience, residence life and housing, student engagement, leadership development and community engagement, and student care and conduct. He begins his new duties May 31 and will also serve as a member of the President’s Cabinet.

“Michael brings to our campus a depth and breadth of experience in the student affairs area,” said Rick Esch, interim president of Pitt-Bradford. “In addition to having experience in what are considered the traditional aspects of student affairs, Michael has provided leadership in other areas, including academic advising, student success and retention, tutoring and Title IX.”

Davila has been serving as associate vice chancellor and dean of students at the University of Arkansas at Monticello since 2019. Before that, Davila spent four years as the dean of students at Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas, and was assistant director of student engagement, enrichment and development at Austin College in Sherman, Texas.

A native of the Dallas/Fort Worth area, Davila earned his undergraduate degree at East Texas Baptist University in Marshall, Texas, and a Master of Education in higher education from Dallas Baptist University in Dallas, Texas. He will defend his doctoral thesis, “The Emotional Labor of Student Affairs Work,” this fall at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.