title: Alexander Jun
text: # Alexander Jun
  
  Alexander Jun is an American academic and Presbyterian official. He is a professor of Higher Education at Azusa Pacific University, and former moderator of the Presbyterian Church in America. He was also the first-place winner of the 2020 Korean American ROAR Story Slam in Los Angeles, CA.
  
  ## Early life
  
  Jun graduated from the University of Southern California with a bachelor's degree. He subsequently earned a master's degree from California State University, Los Angeles, and a PhD from the University of Southern California.
  
  ## Career
  
  Jun was a faculty member at the University of Southern California for 15 years. He later joined Azusa Pacific University, where he became professor of Higher Education. He is the author of a book about Latinos in higher education, and the co-author of a second book about white privilege.
  
  Jun was elected as the moderator of the Presbyterian Church in America in June 2017.
  
  ## Works
  
  * Jun, Alexander (2001). From Here to University: Access, Mobility, and Resilience Among Urban Latino Youth. New York: Routledge. ISBN 9780415937597. OCLC 48486216.
  * Collins, Christopher S.; Jun, Alexander (2017). White Out: Understanding White Privilege and Dominance in the Modern Age. New York: Peter Lang. ISBN 9781433135415. OCLC 1011377397.
  