Monique McCarthy
Assistant Dean for Law Admissions Administration / Leadership, Admissions- Education
J.D., Cleveland-Marshall College of Law
M.P.A., Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs
B.A., Cleveland State University College of Arts and Sciences
- Specializations
- Biography
Monique McCarthy, assistant dean for Law Admissions, joined the College of Law in May 2018. She previously served as the associate dean for enrollment management and communications at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law; associate dean of admissions at Ave Maria School of Law in Naples, Florida, and assistant director of admissions-recruitment at University of St. Thomas School of Law in Minneapolis.
A native of Jamaica, McCarthy has more than 12 years of experience in law school admissions, financial aid, student affairs, marketing, and program management. She participates regularly in panels regarding law school admissions, advising, retention, and diversity matters. McCarthy has served on the Law School Admission Council Investment Committee and two terms on the Subcommittee for Misconduct and Irregularities in the Admissions Process.
She earned a bachelor of the arts in International Relations and Communications at Cleveland State University College of Arts and Sciences, a master’s in public administration at the Maxine Goodman Levin College of Urban Affairs, and her J.D. at Cleveland-Marshall College of Law in Cleveland.