Eight African Americans Taking on New Administrative Duties in Higher Education

umoluYesomi Umolu was named exhibitions curator at the Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts at the University of Chicago. She was the assistant curator at the Broad Art Museum at Michigan State University.

Umolu holds a master’s degree in architectural design from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and a master’s degree in curating contemporary art from the Royal College of Art in London.

kelliKelli Rainey was named vice president of academic and student support services and chief operating officer of institutional effectiveness for the Division of Academic and Student Support Services at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina. She was dean of academic support services at the university.

Rainey is a graduate of Lynchburg College in Virginia. She holds a master’s degree from Fairfield University in Connecticut and an educational doctorate from Benedictine University in Lisle, Illinois.

grahamFrances D. Graham is the new interim director of the African American Cultural Center at North Carolina State University in Raleigh. She was associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and student success initiatives, associate vice chancellor for student affairs, and interim vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management at North Carolina Central University in Durham.

Dr. Graham holds bachelor’s and doctoral degrees from the University of Illinois and a master’s degree in education from Howard University in Washington, D.C.

fblalarkFrank Blalark was appointed registrar at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. He has been serving as registrar at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Indiana.

Dr. Blalark holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from South Dakota State University. He earned a doctorate in education at the University of Minnesota.

bakerRichard Baker was appointed vice dean for medical education at the Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. He was executive director of the Center for Health Services Research and chair of the department of ophthalmology at the Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles.

Dr. Baker is a graduate of Stanford University and Harvard Medical School.

marsha-fowlesMarsha Fowles is the new director of community engagement at Claremont Lincoln University in California. She was the associate director of development for the School of Business at the University of California, Riverside.

Fowles holds a bachelor’s degree in rhetoric and sociology from the University of California, Berkeley and a juris doctorate from Loyola Law School.

wheelerErin Wheeler is the new assistant vice president for academic support services at Kentucky State University. She was a biology instructor at Southern University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Dr. Wheeler is a graduate of Southeastern Louisiana University. She holds a master’s degree in biology and a doctorate in science and mathematics education from Southern University.

Dr.-Pamela-JacksonPamela Jackson will serve as interim dean of the School of Business and Economics at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina. She has been serving as assistant and then associate dean for the past eight years.

Dr. Jackson is a graduate of Albion College in Michigan. She holds a master of public administration degree from Troy University in Alabama, an MBA from Fayetteville State University, and a Ph.D. in management information systems from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.

 

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Miles College Signs Agreement to Purchase Birmingham-Southern College Campus

“We are very pleased to take this next step with Miles College,” said Birmingham-Southern College President Daniel B. Coleman. “Our hope has been to find a buyer whose mission paralleled BSC’s mission of educating young people for lives of service and significance and Miles College fits that description."

New Faculty Appointments for Five Black Scholars

The appointments are Eddie Branch at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, Jamila Kareem at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Derek Griffith at the University of Pennsylvania, Dereck Barr-Pulliam at the University of Louisville, and Don Simmons at Simmons University.

Albany State University Partners With Department of Labor to Provide Employment Support to Veterans and Military Families

“This memorandum of understanding formalizes a partnership that will open doors to career development, job training and employment opportunities for veterans and military students at Albany State University and more HBCUs," said James Rodriguez, assistant secretary with the Department of Labor.

Edmund W. Gordon Honored for Lifetime Achievement in Pre-K-12 Education

Dr. Gordon's career in education spans nearly seven decades, and includes roles in both public service and academia. He currently serves as a professor emeritus at both Columbia University and Yale University.

Featured Jobs