Associate Dean of the College and Director of Programs for Access and Inclusion

Dean Gonzalez is responsible for programs and initiatives within the Office of the Dean of the College that support and advance Princeton’s commitment to an inclusive undergraduate student body. She plays a leading role in the creation, implementation, and management of strategic initiatives designed to enhance the experience of students from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and other historically underrepresented groups. In this role, she oversees the Freshman Scholars Institute (FSI), the Scholars Institute Fellows Program (SIFP), the University’s Transfer Program, and co- coordinates the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship Program. In 2017, she co-founded the FGLI (first-generation, lower-income) Consortium, a national professional organization that provides leadership, expertise, and resources around the experiences of first-generation and/or lower-income college students at highly-selective universities and colleges. She holds a B.A. from Dartmouth College and Ph.D. from Brown University in English Literature.