the summer undergraduate research program to embrace a humanities and liberal arts style education. She used her administrative position to advocate for better diversity and inclusivity on campus. Conrad served as interim Dean of Faculty at Scripps College from 2007-2009. During this time, Conrad also served as president of the International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE), president of the National Economic Association, and on the board of the American Economic Association's Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP). In 2009, Conrad returned to Pomona and took the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, which she held until 2012. In the fall of 2012 and for that academic year, Conrad also served as Acting President. In 2010, Conrad joined the National Science Foundation's Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering (CEOSE), where she served as Vice Chair from 2011-2012 and Chair from 2012-present. Conrad left her position at Pomona in January 2013, when she was asked to serve as Managing Director for the MacArthur Foundation. There, she manages the MacArthur Fellows program as well as 100&Change, two programs that provide sizable grants to "extraordinarily creative and inspiring individuals." Conrad is also the CEO of Lever for Change, which is a nonprofit affiliate of the MacArthur Foundation. This organization works specifically to make philanthropic resources available for the benefit of social change. Conrad is a member of the Board of Trustees of Bryn Mawr College, the Poetry Foundation, the National Academy of Social Insurance, and Muhlenberg College. She is also an editor of The Review of Black Political Economy and on the editorial board of Feminist Economics. Awards and honors 2018, Samuel Z. Westerfield Award, awarded by the National Economic Association 2008, Woman of Power Award annual conference of the National Urban League 2005, Outstanding Academic Title for African Americans in the U.S. Economy, awarded by Choice Magazine 2002, Carnegie Professor of the Year 2002, Wig Distinguished Professorship Award for Excellence in Teaching, awarded by Pomona College Selected works Books Conrad, Cecilia A (2018). “Feminist Economics: Second Wave, Tidal Wave, or Barely a Ripple?” Chapter in edited volume The Legacy of 2nd Wave Feminism in American Politics, edited by Angie Maxwell and Todd Shields, Palgrave MacMillan. Research articles Conrad, Cecilia A; Dixson, Adrienne; Sloan Green, Clementine "Tina" (2014). “A Discussion on Gender Equity and Women of Color,” Frontiers: A Journal of