Percy Mack has been promoted from acting chair to permanent chair of the department of educational leadership at South Carolina State University. Before joining the South Carolina State faculty, he spent 25 years as a K-12 administrator in schools across the country, including service as superintendent in districts in Ohio and South Carolina.
A graduate of Savannah State College in Georgia, Dr. Mack earned his master’s degree in education from the University of Georgia and his Ph.D. from Georgia State University.
Ronett Jacobs has been promoted to associate professor of education at Alverno College in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A faculty member since 2018, she currently directs the Thea Bowman Institute for Excellence and Leadership. Throughout her career in education, she has focused on developing innovative student-centered practices, designing creative learning environments, coaching teachers, and supporting student success.
Dr. Jacobs completed her undergraduate degree in education at Alverno College. She went on to receive a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction from Marian University in Wisconsin before returning to Alverno to earn her doctorate in educational leadership.
Stephen Philip Harvey has been appointed music director for the three FM public radio stations run by Delmarva Public Media, a collaboration between two universities in eastern Maryland: Salisbury University and the historically Black University of Maryland Eastern Shore. The founder of Hidden Cinema Records, Harvey currently teaches at Salisbury University and Youngstown State University in Ohio.
Professor Harvey earned his bachelor’s degree in music education from Seton Hill University in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, and his master’s degree in jazz studies from Youngstown State University.
