J. Matthew Gaglione grew up in a large Italian American family in Brooklyn, New York. After college, he pursued a career in higher education administration that progressed through ...view moreJ. Matthew Gaglione grew up in a large Italian American family in Brooklyn, New York. After college, he pursued a career in higher education administration that progressed through five institutions, spanned thirty-seven years, and culminated in retiring as Vice Provost of Student Affairs at the University of Maryland University College.view less