Tanya Millner

Tanya Millner, Ed.D., joins AACC as provost and vice president of Learning in August 2021. She most recently served the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities (CSCU) system as associate vice president of Teaching and Learning, and also was a tenured English professor. More than 28 years of employment in higher education has taken her to CSCU, Manchester Community College, Northeastern University, Park University, Northern Virginia Community College, Strayer University and Capitol College. In that time, Millner dedicated her attention to the development and support of students, faculty, staff and administrators.

At AACC, Millner provides leadership for our five schools of study: Business and Law, Continuing Education, Health Sciences, Liberal Arts and Science, Technology and Education. The Division of Learning oversees strategic planning (in conjunction with the college’s president), learning advancement and the Virtual Campus, research, and institutional effectiveness. She is also responsible for learning outcomes assessment and program reviews, instructional and curricular planning, faculty hiring, promotion and tenure, and budget management.

Millner earned a doctorate in higher education administration from The George Washington University, a Master of Arts in English, writing and linguistics from Northeastern University, and a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in women’s studies from Georgetown University. Her academic research includes the working conditions, job satisfaction and social network of part-time faculty at community colleges, and redesigning developmental English.

She recently completed the University of South Florida Muma College of Business’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the Workplace certificate program. In addition to being an educator, Millner has volunteered on several boards and is state board chair-elect of the American Council on Education Women's Network of Conn.