Patrick Liverpool Is Now Serving as Provost at North Carolina Central University

Patrick R. Liverpool has been named interim provost and vice chancellor of academic affairs at North Carolina Central University. He began his tenure on June 1, 2019.

Most recently, Dr. Liverpool served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore. Under his leadership, the university had its highest four-year graduation rate in 14 years, highest six-year graduation rate in nine years, and the two largest graduating classes in the school’s history. Earlier in his career, he served as dean and MBNA American professor in the School of Management at Delaware State University and as vice provost for university outreach and international programs at Virginia Tech.

Throughout his career, Dr. Liverpool has stepped up to serve in interim capacities at numerous historically Black universities. He has served as interim dean for the School of Business and Economics and interim associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at North Carolina A&T State University; interim executive vice president and provost at Fisk University; interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Central State University; and interim dean of the School of Business and Industry and Florida A&M University.

Dr. Liverpool holds a bachelor’s degree in economics and business and an MBA in marketing both from Inter American University of Puerto Rico, and a doctor of business administration degree from Kent State University in Ohio.

Related Articles

1 COMMENT

  1. Congratulations, Dr. Liverpool! Continue making positive contributions wherever you can in higher education.

    All the best,
    Dr. LaTonya Branham

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

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.

AAUP Urges Institutions to Fund, Protect, and Publicize DEI Initiatives in Academia

The AAUP urges academic institutions to recruit and retain diverse faculty and student bodies and to "fund, protect, and publicize research in all fields that contributes to the common good and responds more widely to the needs of a diverse public."

In Memoriam: Ralphenia D. Pace

A scholar of food and nutritional sciences, Dr. Pace taught at Tuskegee University in Alabama for more than 40 years.

Black Matriculants Are Down at U.S. Medical Schools

In 2024, the share of Black applicants to U.S. medical schools increased by 2.8 percent from 2023. However, the share of Black medical school matriculants decreased by 11.6 percent. Notably, there has been year-over-year progress in overall Black medical school representation, which has risen to from 7.9 percent in 2017 to 10.3 percent in 2024.

Featured Jobs