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LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – Seasoned law enforcement professional and HBCU graduate Marc R. Partee has been appointed director of Lincoln University’s Department of Public Safety, effective February 1.
“The Lincoln community is excited to welcome Mr. Partee to our leadership team,” said President Brenda A. Allen. “His extensive background in law enforcement is impressive as is his commitment to educating students and the public on important social justice issues.”
Throughout his career, Partee has sought to bridge the gap between academic instruction and practical application in the field of criminal justice in higher education and law enforcement environments.
“I believe that learning is symbiotic and each participant is beholden to the others participating,” said Partee. “This exchange will make sure that all involved leave the interaction better than they were when they entered.”
Partee is 22-year veteran of the Baltimore Police Department. During his time with the BPD, Partee moved quickly through the ranks achieving the rank of Major and commanding a number of highly productive units. Partee most recently commanded BPD’s Education and Training Division overseeing the implementation of training for the federal consent decree entered into by the City of Baltimore and Department of Justice.
Since 2014, Partee has applied his education and law enforcement background in his teachings at Stevenson University in Pikesville, Maryland, where as an adjunct professor, he developed and taught criminal justice courses covering implicit and explicit bias, multiculturalism, and criminal profiling, among others.
A native of Baltimore, Maryland, Partee obtained a Bachelor of Arts in political science from Morgan State University in Baltimore and a Master of Science in criminal justice from the University of Baltimore through Baltimore’s inaugural City Scholars’ Fellowship. Partee also received a California Peace Officer and Standards Certification through the Los Angeles Police Department and completed the Visiting Law Enforcement Fellowship at the International's Association of Chiefs of Police.
In anticipation of his tenure at Lincoln University, Partee has tasked himself with developing a model for interaction between tomorrow’s leaders and law enforcement.