Kyle Farmbry has stepped down as president of Guilford College in Greensboro, North Carolina, after three years in the position. He was the first African American to serve as the college’s president.
“The board of trustees wishes to thank Kyle for three years of service to Guilford at a challenging time, during which he dealt with a number of unexpected crises including the cyberattack in 2022 and growing budget deficits,” said Jean Parvin Bordewich, chair of the board of trustees who is now serving as acting president. “I am optimistic and excited about Guilford’s future — but first we must navigate out of our financial difficulties. We have within us the ability and wisdom to change and adapt to the new era that has arrived in higher education and in the world. Together, Guilfordians – all of us – will find the way to a vibrant, sustainable future for our very special community.”
Guilford College enrolls slightly more than 1,200 students, almost all undergraduates. African Americans make up 26 percent of the undergraduate student body, according to the most recent data from the U.S. Department of Education.
Before being named president in 2022, Dr. Farmbry served as a professor of public administration in the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Rutgers University in Newark. Earlier, he was dean of the Graduate School at Rutgers-Newark. His research interest lie at the intersection of academia and private and independent sector entrepreneurial development.
Dr. Farmbry holds a bachelor’s degree in international affairs, a master of public administration degree, and a Ph.D. in public administration from George Washington University. In 2013, Dr. Farmbry earned a juris doctorate from the Rutgers University School of Law.
