Sandra M Rogers

Professor Sandra M. Rogers is a native North Carolinian. She is a proud Golden Class of 1971 triple Eagle. She earned a B.A. and an M.A. in Sociology from North Carolina Central University. She later received a Juris Doctorate degree from NCCU School of Law. She has been on the faculty for more than 50 years. Professor Rogers has held only one additional job after college for two months at the NC State Department of Mental Health prior to accepting her full-time faculty position at NCCU.

Her teaching interests include society and law, the family, social psychology, American minority groups, introductory sociology, and social problems. She was the director of the CBSS Teach-Out program and lead sociology advisor for the College of Arts, Social Sciences and Humanities. She served as the NCCU Faculty Senate chairperson from 2011 to 2013. Under her tenure, the first permanent African-American female chancellor was selected. She also chaired the April 2014 Dr. Debra Saunders-White’s Chancellor’s Installation Week.

Professor Rogers often is often asked how she was able to coordinate activities with the 100-person installation committee and approximately 2,000 campus guests during this history-making event. Her immediate answer is always the same: "'Protecting the Nest' is one of our NCCU mantras. We have a unique NCCU culture where every group — administration, faculty, staff, alumni and community partners  — works as one team to provide exceptional academic opportunities and experiences for our students. Our goal is to provide a global, market-ready citizen."

"We never just develop into who we become on our own. So many people foolishly delude themselves into believing they are self-made. No, we are, because others have been, and pushed us forward to become." 

For 50 years, North Carolina Central University Assistant Professor Sandra Mangum Rogers has found tremendous joy in helping her students discover the best in themselves. She is celebrated as a #UNCSystemLegacy.

Recognizing the principle of multitasking, Professor Rogers, while teaching and studying for her Juris Doctorate, operated a successful florist business that allowed her to graduate with no student loan debt.

"My greatest joy and fulfillment come each time I see the spirit of self-efficacy light up the face of a student ... My joy is constantly refreshed when I realize I have been allowed to motivate students (our future generations) to believe in themselves and become positive change agents within their communities, state, geographical regions, nations, and the world."