Student Affairs.
Professional Experience.
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Assistant Director, Yale Alumni Association, New Haven, CT, 3/2026 - Present
Associate Director of Student Affairs & YSN Registrar, School of Nursing, New Haven, CT, 2/2017 - 6/2019
Manager of Graduate Residence Life, Yale Housing, New Haven, CT, 1/2014 - 2/2017
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Director of Student Programs, Institute of Politics, Harvard University John F. Kennedy School of Government, 1/2024 - Present
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Diversity, Inclusion & Student Engagement Specialist, Division of Student Affairs, 9/2023 - 1/2024
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Diversity Training & Project Specialist, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, School of Medicine & Health Sciences, 2/2023 – 7/2023
Leadership Training & Project Specialist, Nashman Center for Civic Engagement & Public Service, 1/2023 – 5/2023
Course Instructor & Senior Graduate Fellow, Cisneros Hispanic Leadership Institute, 8/2022 - 5/2023
Graduate Researcher, Graduate School of Education & Human Development, 11/2021 – 12/2022
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Assistant Dean for Student Affairs, School of International & Public Affairs, New York, NY, 7/2019 - 11/2021
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Assistant Director of Unity House Multicultural Center, New London, CT, 8/2011 - 12/2013
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Assistant Director of Admissions, New York, NY, 7/2009 - 3/2011
Leadership & Recognition.
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Awards Co-Chair, Multicultural/Multiethnic Education: Theory, Research & Practice SIG, 2021 - Present
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Immediate Past Chair, ACPA Latinx Network, 2021 - 2023
Chair, ACPA Latinx Network, 2019 - 2021
Organizer, “Anti-Blackness in the Latinx Community” Symposium, ACPA Latinx Network, Summer 2019
Organizer, Leadership Symposium, ACPA Latinx Network, Multiple Cities & Virtual, Summer 2018
Outstanding Mid-Level Professional Award, ACPA Latinx Network, 2018
Social Chair, ACPA Latinx Network, 2017 -2019
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LGBTQIA+ Safe Zone Facilitator Certification, Columbia University, July 2020
Interview, The Offering: A Podcast for WOC, Episode 1: Wellness & Social Justice, January 2020
Mindfulness Meditation Instructor Training, Columbia University, November 2019
Mental Health First Aid Certification, National Council for Behavioral Health, August 2019
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Staff Appreciation Award, Yale School of Nursing, 2019
Fellow, Ezra Stiles Residential College, Yale College, 2017 - 2019
Active Bystander Intervention Instructor Training, Sexual Misconduct Response & Prevention, January 2017
Multicultural Leadership Recognition, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, 2017
Co-Chair, Yale Latino Networking Group, Office of Diversity & Inclusion, 2014 - 2017
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Graduate Internship Supervisor, ACUHO-I University Host, Yale University, Summer 2016
Graduate Internship Supervisor, ACUHO, ACUHO-I University Host, Yale University, Summer 2015
ACUHO-I Graduate Internship, Columbia University, Summer 2011
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Organizer, Bradley Latino Alumni Conference, Bradley University, Peoria, IL, November 2013
Founder & President, Bradley Association of International & Latino Alumni (BAILA), 2012 -2013
Presentations.
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Hernandez, T.M., McCadney, O., & Pagán, M. (2022, March). Brown/Black Card Revoked: Navigating Inaugural Positions at PWIs. ACPA – College Student Educators International Annual Convention, St. Louis, MO.
Pagán, M., & Shapses, S. (2020, January). Identity@SIPA: An Evolving Introduction to Diversity and Inclusion. Student Affairs Showcase Day, Columbia University, New York, New York.
Campa, K., Kunicki, R., Maldonado, J., & Pagán, M. (2019, March). I am Latinx, too – Part Dos. ACPA College Student Educators International Annual Convention, Boston, Massachusetts.
Campa, K., Kunicki, R., Maldonado, J., & Pagán, M. (2018, March). I am Latinx, too – Inclusive Approaches to Supporting Biracial and Multiracial Students, ACPA – College Student Educators International Annual Convention, Houston, Texas.
Pagán, Melanie. (2017, March). Graduate Residence Life – A New Approach to Graduate Student Support. ACPA – College Student Educators International Annual Convention, Columbus, Ohio.
Pagán, M., & Santa-Ramirez, S. (2016, March). Latinx Student Retention Initiatives – Linking Social, Cognitive and Institutional Needs. ACPA – College Student Educators International Annual Convention, Montreal, Canada.
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Brummett, W. & Pagan, M. (2023, April). Networking as Relationship-Building. East of the River Pathways Program, District of Columbia Department of Employment Services, Washington, DC
Pagan, M., & Santa-Ramirez, S. (2022, February). Moderator for the Latinx Scholars Panel: 2022 ACPA Diamond Honorees, Latinx Network, ACPA – College Student Educators International, Virtual.
Pagán, M. (2021, January). Invited moderator for the SIPA Intersectionality Conference Keynote Speaker: DeRay Mckesson, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, Virtual.
Pagán, M. (2020, October). Involvement in Higher Education Professional Associations. Guest speaker for the University of Buffalo’s Higher Education and Student Affairs course, EPL 516: Introduction to Student Affairs.
Pagán, M. (2020, March). Introduction of the ACPA20 Keynote Speaker, Rosa Clemente, at the ACPA – College Student Educators International Annual Convention, Nashville, TN.
Pagán, M. (2019, November). Moderator of the Health, Wellness and Social Justice Panel, SIPA Intersectionality Conference, School of International and Public Affairs, Columbia University, New York, NY.
Pagán, M. (2019, November). Panelist of the Latinx Experiences Navigating Professional Spaces Webinar, Latinx Network and the Graduate Students and New Professionals Community of Practice, ACPA – College Student Educators International, Virtual.
Pagán, M. (2016, September). Panelist, Latinx Leadership and Networking Conference, Association of Latin American Students, Bradley University, Peoria, IL.
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Review of The Merit Myth: How Our Colleges Favor the Rich and Divide America, by Deniece Dortch and Melanie Pagán, Teachers College Record (January 2022).
Pagán, Melanie (2019, September). “Ten Tips on Managing Stress During the Application Process.” Columbia University School of International Affairs Admissions Blog.
Pagán, Melanie (2013, October). “Standing on the Shoulders of Afro-American Student Society: A History of People of Color at ConnCollege.” Unity House News. 4.