CBERDr. Zulema Blair

Dr. Zulema Blair is currently the Interim Dean of the School of Business at Medgar Evers College (MEC) of the City University of New York (CUNY). She is formerly Professor and Chairperson of the nationally ranked Department of Public Administration at MEC. She is the only faculty member at MEC to have both a Juris Doctorate and a PhD. Dr. Blair recently served as the Interim Executive Director of the DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy (DBC), the Redistricting Research Director for the Center for Law and Social Justice (CLSJ) at MEC and as the Brooklyn Borough President Appointee for Community Education Council for NYC School District 17.  Throughout her educational career, Dr, Blair has held other significant titles including, Director (formerly a dean title) of the Freshman Year Program where she made marked improvements to the freshman curriculum and recruitment, enrollment, and retention (largest in the past six years) of First-time Freshman (FTF) students; Co-author and creator of the first MEC Honors program; and coordinator of the American Democracy Project (ADP), a national organization that is committed to producing graduates who understand and are committed to engaging in meaningful actions as citizens in a democracy. She is the author of two books: Becoming A Public Administrator: Keen Insights to All the Moving Parts and Participation at the Margins: Is it Race or Class?  She utilizes these experiences and expertise to consult on the decennial Census and Redistricting projects as well as local political campaigns.  She is also a respected analyst at political science conferences. Dr. Blair received her PhD in Political Science and a master’s in public administration from Binghamton University where she was the recipient of the Clifford D. Clark Fellowship, her JD from New York Law School, and a B.A. from Boston College.  She is also the proud mother of two sons.