Kevin Bailey

Kevin Bailey (Bailey) is a highly regarded educator who began his 30-year higher-education career in student affairs at UNC Charlotte. He went on to serve in administrative and teaching roles at the University of West Florida, Tulane University, Millersville University, Bowling Green State University and Indiana University of Pennsylvania, before returning to Charlotte in 2017 as vice chancellor for student affairs.

In his current role, Bailey provides leadership for student success initiatives focused on the broad themes of health and wellbeing, on and off-campus living partnerships, student advocacy and compliance, student facility management, program assessment and student engagement. He has worked to support campus programs addressing food insecurity, emergency housing, financial literacy for staff, while building cross-divisional partnerships with the divisions of academic and business affairs. Bailey also serves as the chief student advocate, providing advice and counsel to various undergraduate and graduate student leaders and working to ensure that a diversity of student perspectives are considered in the university-wide governance structure, policy development and strategic change process.

Bailey has served on multiple committees and has received numerous awards and recognitions for his contributions to the institutions he has served. On a national level, he has held leadership posts in the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA), ACPA-College Student Educators International and the Association for Student Conduct Administrators (ASCA). He served as chair for the 100th anniversary NASPA conference in 2018.

Bailey obtained his Doctor of Philosophy in Higher Education Administration from Bowling Green State University. He also holds a Master of Arts in Student Affairs in Higher Education and a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems.