Jerome J. Harris, who was named director of the financial aid office in March of 1999, is no stranger to higher education financial assistance. He served as coordinator of grants, contracts, and special projects for the Law Center, and was also an assistant law librarian. Harris came to the Law Center after serving from 1981 to 1997 as special assistant to the SU System vice president for finance and business affairs and the comptroller. He had previous experience in higher education at the University of the District of Columbia, as interim assistant to the general counsel, special assistant to the director of the division of financial management, and associate director of administrative services. Harris earned a B.S. in business administration from Southern University and the J.D. from Catholic University in Washington, D.C.