Paul James

Paul James currently serves as the Director of Multicultural Affairs at Xavier University in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He also, serves as an EPU (diversity course) instructor at Xavier in the Communication Arts Department and on numerous university committees.

A native of Wichita, Kansas, he graduated from Southeast High School in 1987, received his B.S. in Minority Studies from Wichita State University in 1994 and a M.A. in College Student Services Administration from Oregon State University in 2000.  In 1998, Mr. James completed a six-year rite-of-passage journey with the Indigo Study Group in Wichita, Kansas.  He was awarded a certificate of completion and appreciation from the Iqraa Bookstore commemorating his excellence in the field of African centered scholarship and in his undying commitment to the African American community.

Mr. James performs racial diversity workshops within the K-12 education system and on college campus across the nation.  He is routinely asked to facilitate discussions and dialogues on community building based on mutual respect, world history, and diversity from the broadest possible perspective.  Specifically with the office of multicultural affairs (students and staff) at Xavier, Mr. James has coordinated and conducted mentoring, shadowing, and tutoring programs.  As the director of multicultural affairs, James oversees student leadership efforts, multicultural/diversity education, and retention.

Mr. James is the former Vice President for the Association for Black Culture Centers, which has its headquarters at North Carolina State University.  As Vice-President, James worked with national membership initiatives and student involvement.  Mr. James has received numerous awards including the Young Black Achievers, given by Sigma Gamma Rho. In 2000 he received the outstanding service award for his commitment and dedication to the student affairs profession while at Oregon State University. He is a two-time recipient of the Frances Dancey Hooks award for cross-cultural and cross-racial community and coalition building, and recently, at Xavier, he received two awards: outstanding appreciation and service award from the Muslim Student Association and excellent teacher/advisor board member from the Communication Arts Department.  

Most recently, Mr. James presented a position paper tilted A Pendulum Theory to the Greater Cincinnati Urban League Leadership Academy.  The paper, theoretically, examines the history of Africa in relation to several key contemporary issues facing the global African community.