School of Education

Education

• Ed.D. in higher education, Regent University
• M.A. in humanities, emphasis on philosophy (21 hours completed), Old Dominion University
• M.A. in New Testament, emphases on Greek and Hebrew, Regent University
• B.A. in philosophy (78 hours completed prior to early admission to graduate school), Old Dominion University
  
  

Research interests

Futures Studies; organizational change; student success

Career highlights

• Recipient of Lilly Endowment-funded, UNCF Career Pathways Initiative funding ($3M)
• Recipient of UNCF Career Pathways Initiative award for co-creating the HBCU Consortium for 21st Century Faculty Development
• Significant faculty and central administration experience
• Creator of an original foresight theory called "Swift Futuring"
  
  

Recent publications/projects

• Arroyo, A.T. (2025). An autoethnography of Swift Futuring in practice. Journal of Futures Studies.
• Arroyo, A.T. (2024). Toward a new approach for “Swift Futuring:” With a use case of minority-serving institutions (MSIs). Journal of Futures Studies.
• Arroyo, A.T., Maramba, D.C., Allen, T.O., Khalil, D., & Palmer, R.T. (Eds.) (Fall 2019). Models and bridges for supporting students at minority serving institutions. New Directions for Student Services. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.
• Baker, D., Arroyo, A.T., Braxton, J., & Gasman, M. (2019). Student persistence at commuter HBCUs: A longitudinal test of a theoretical model. Journal of College Student Development.
• Commodore, F., Baker, D., & Arroyo, A.T. (2018). Black women college Students: A guide to student success in higher education. New York: Routledge.
• Palmer, R.T., Maramba, D.C., Arroyo, A.T., Allen Ozuna, T., & Boykin-Fountaine, T. (Eds.) (2018). Effective leadership at minority serving institutions: Exploring opportunities and challenges for leadership. New York: Routledge.
  
  

Bio

Andrew T. Arroyo is a professor of Educational Leadership, senior vice provost for academic affairs and interim dean of University College.

Dr. Arroyo is a scholar-practitioner with 30+ years of experience in and outside higher education. He was a career switcher in his mid thirties after spending a decade in community engagement and a number of years as a corporate fitness director and personal trainer.

Author of several books and peer-reviewed studies, his latest line of research is in the field of futures studies. 

Curriculum Vitae