The New Dean of the Business School at Historically Black Benedict College in South Carolina

Tracy H. Dunn has become the first woman to be named dean of the Tyrone Adam Burroughs School of Business and Entrepreneurship at Benedict College in Columbia, South Carolina. She has been serving as interim dean for the past three years.

“This is the right time to be a student at Burroughs,” Dr. Dunn says. “Our students are receiving a solid business education supplemented by a plethora of experiential learning opportunities to develop and solidify important soft skills like critical thinking and teamwork. After four years at Burroughs, our students are transformed into well-prepared professionals ready to contribute on day one.”

Dr. Dunn has served on the faculty at Benedict College for 18 years. Previously, she worked in the corporate sector for IBM and AT&T.

Dr. Dunn is a graduate of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where she majored in German. She holds a master’s degree in journalism from Boston University and an MBA and a Ph.D. from the Darla Moore School of Business at the University of South Carolina.

 

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