Two Universities Announced the Appointment of African American Deans

Sandra Miles will be the next dean of students and vice provost for student affairs at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She will begin her new job on August 1. Since 2016, Dr. Miles has been serving as dean of students at Indiana University/Purdue University Columbus in Columbus, Indiana. She joined the staff there in 2011.

Dr. Miles holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree from the University of Central Florida and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from Florida State University.

Camelia Moses Okpodu was appointed dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Xavier University of Louisiana in New Orleans. She has been serving as a professor of biology and director of the Group for Microgravity and Environmental Biology at Norfolk State University in Virginia. Earlier in her career, she taught at Hampton University in Virginia and Elizabeth City State University in North Carolina.

Dr. Okpodu holds a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and a Ph.D. in plant physiology and biochemistry from North Carolina State University.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Forging Success for Black Men at Community Colleges

As we consider the future of higher education, investing in programs that support men of color at community colleges isn't just beneficial – it's vital.

Online Articles That May Be of Interest to JBHE Readers

Each week, JBHE will provide links to online articles that may be of interest to our readers. Here are this week’s selections.

Recent Books of Interest to African American Scholars

The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education regularly publishes a list of new books that may be of interest to our readers. The books included are on a wide variety of subjects and present many different points of view.

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

Featured Jobs