Matthew Bosch

Matthew Antonio Bosch will join the senior leadership team of Penn Admissions as Vice Dean and Director for Community Engagement and Inclusion, with an appointment beginning May 9. In this role, he will help to create and enhance an inclusive and growth-oriented office culture that supports and catalyzes the office’s business goals and amplifies Penn Undergraduate Office of Admissions’ reputation as a thought leader and extraordinary place to work.

With degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and Cornell University, Dr. Bosch brings 20 years of professional experience spanning diversity, inclusive excellence, admissions, student life, and academic affairs.

He has served in three prior inaugural positions, including Dean of Student Inclusive Excellence at Elon University (NC), overseeing diversity and identity centers across race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality. While serving as the inaugural Chief Diversity Officer at North Hennepin Community College (MN), he was elected the first Latino president of the Minnesota College Personnel Association, earning statewide recognition from the Latino Chamber of Commerce Minnesota as one of the “Top 25 Latino Leaders On The Rise.”

Most recently, Dr. Bosch served as Interim Academic Dean of the School of Graduate and Professional Studies and as graduate academic director of the MEd in higher education and student affairs administration at Rosemont College. His teaching background stretches across multiple universities, including courses on systemic bias in higher education, cultural pluralism in higher education, sex and gender, professional development practicum, and student and identity development theories. Lauded as “a man with a plan,” he has collaborated with staff, faculty, and students to launch leadership councils, develop multi-year strategic planning efforts for diversity and inclusion, and create inclusive hiring manuals for search committees.

Dedicated to helping colleagues seek professional development and advancement, Dr. Bosch’s academic research focuses on the career advancement and intersectional identities of LGBTQ+ professionals in higher education. His scholarly publications and presentations span the Professional and Organizational Development Network, Journal of College and University Student Housing, the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE), and the American College Personnel Association (ACPA).