Ivy K. Banks

Title: Vice President for Institutional Diversity and Inclusion, Xavier University (OH)

An attorney by training, Ivy Banks was appointed vice president for institutional diversity and inclusion at Xavier University in Cincinnati in December 2021. She previously served as associate vice provost for diversity and inclusion at the University of Arizona. Her leadership experience in diversity and inclusion also includes time as Northern Arizona University’s assistant vice president of inclusion and director of Multicultural and LGBTQIA Student Services and as the University of Phoenix’s director of Disability Services. She also worked as an administrator at the University of Akron School of Law, for which she coordinated student recruitment and retention programs while implementing new diversity recruitment initiatives. A proud  rst-generation student, Banks earned her J.D. from the University of Akron School of Law, a Master of Education in educational leadership-community college/higher education from Northern Arizona University, and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Cleveland State University. She is an active member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., which is one of four historically African American sororities. She has also acquired training and certi cates from Cornell University in the Faculty Institute for Diversity, along with Association of Title IX Administrators (ATIXA), Section 504 and Decision Maker certi cations.