Dr. William S. Hacker

William S. Hacker, Associate Dean of Academic Affairs, has a proud history at UDC-CC. Before his appointment to Associate Dean, he served as Director of Academic Support Services with the University of the District of Columbia Community College. As an educator, he has taught at Westwood College and TESST College of Technology and has taught numerous sections of various corrections based courses for UDC-CC. Additionally, he has taught general education courses to students with learning challenges within a mainstreamed inclusive classroom. Professor Hacker has earned high marks for the quality of classroom teaching, lesson plans, and instructional materials used in teaching diverse students within the criminal justice curriculum and has been a winner of multiple UDC-CC awards voted on by students and his peers.

Dr. Hacker earned his M.Ed. in Counseling and Guidance and B.A. in Administration of Justice degrees from Howard University before more recently earning his Ph.D. in Public Policy and Administration from Walden University. Dr. Hacker has a proven track record of commended performance while teaching 10+ years, as well as providing 10+ years of service to children and families in Child Welfare and Corrections with passion for education, youth advocacy, and a commitment to optimizing student and school success via mentoring and guidance. Dean Hacker developed innovative approaches that were held as the model standard for meeting regional goals in areas including the curriculum, experiential learning, literacy, classroom observation, and diversity and continues to be a staple of customer service excellence for the University.