Leadership

Hampton University’s Rodney Smith to Lead the College of the Bahamas

Rodney D. Smith has been chosen as the next president of the College of the Bahamas. Dr. Smith has been serving as vice president for administrative services at Hampton University in Virginia.

Shaw University Extends Contract of Acting President

Gaddis J. Faulcon has been serving as acting president of Shaw University since the beginning of the year. Now he has been named interim president and had his contract extended for a year.

Morehouse School of Medicine Educator Is the New President of the National Medical Association

Lawrence Sanders Jr. teaches internal medicine, business principles, and patient safety/quality improvement at Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. He earned his medical degree at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee.

Richard J. Powell Named Dean of the Humanities at Duke University

Professor Powell is the John Spencer Bassett Professor of Art and Art History at Duke. He served as chair of the university's department of art, art history, and visual studies department from 1996 to 2001.

The New President of the Houston Campus of the Chamberlain College of Nursing

Dr. Vivian Lilly was academic dean at the San Antonio, Texas, campus of the Galen College of Nursing. Earlier in her career she taught nursing at the University of Texas at Arlington and Dallas Baptist University.

Four African American Women Named to Positions as Deans

The new deans are Beryl McEwen at North Carolina A&T State University, Andrea E. Evans at Governors State University in Illinois, Arletha McSwain at Bethune-Cookman University in Florida, and Linda Malone-Colon at Hampton University in Virginia.

The New President of Stillman College in Alabama

Peter Edmund Millet is the new president of Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He is the only the sixth president in the college's 136-year history. Previously, he was provost and vice president for academic affairs at the college.

Turmoil in Montgomery: Power Struggle at Alabama State University

The university's president has come under fire for a number of different reasons and the governor has dismissed two board members for alleged conflicts of interest and for trying to usurp the president's powers.

Wayne Frederick Named the Seventeenth President of Howard University

Dr. Frederick has served as interim president of Howard University since October 2013. Previously, he was provost and chief academic officer of the university. He graduated with a medical degree from Howard University at the age of 22.

Joyce Ester Named President of Normandale Community College in Minnesota

Dr. Ester was president of Kennedy-King College, one of the seven campuses of the City Colleges of Chicago. Before becoming president of Kennedy-King in 2011, she was associate vice president for student services at Bakersfield College in California.

Flandus McClinton Jr. to Lead the Baton Rouge Campus of Southern University

McClinton has been serving as vice chancellor for finance and administration and has been on the staff of the university since 1989. His critics questioned whether McClinton, with an accounting background, has the academic experience to preside over all facets of the university.

The New Dean of the Graduate School of Education and Psychology at Pepperdine University

Helen Easterling Williams is the former dean of the School of Education and professor of doctoral studies at Azusa Pacific University in California. From 1997 to 2006, Dr. Williams held several leadership posts at the University of Delaware.

Helen McAlpine Takes the Reins of Leadership at Gadsden State Community College in Alabama

Since 2000, Dr. McAlpine has served as president of J. F. Drake State Community and Technical College in Huntsville, Alabama. She was the first woman president at J.F. Drake.

Deborah Barnes to Lead the College of Liberal Arts at Jackson State University

Dr. Barnes joined the faculty at Jackson State in October 2013. Previously, she was interim associate dean of university studies and an associate professor at North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro.

Cynthia Warrick Selected to Lead Grambling State University in Louisiana

Dr. Warrick currently serves as senior fellow at the Center for Minority Health Services Research in the College of Pharmacy at Howard University in Washington, D.C. She spent the 2012-13 academic year as interim president of South Carolina State University.

The Next Dean of the George Washington University School of Law

For the past seven years, Professor Blake D. Morant has been dean of the Wake Forest University School of Law in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Also, he is the president-elect of the Association of American Law Schools.

Raymond Burse to Lead Kentucky State University Again

Raymond M. Burse first served as president of Kentucky State from 1982 to 1989. Burse then was an executive at General Electric, serving as vice president and general counsel before retiring in 2012. He will serve as interim president until June 2015 or until a permanent president is selected.

The Next President of Buffalo State University

Katherine Conway-Turner, provost at Hood College in Maryland, has been selected as the next president of Buffalo State University, a member of the State University of New York system. The appointment must still be approved by the SUNY board of trustees.

Evelyn Ellis to Lead Two Campuses of Western Kentucky University

Since 2012, Dr. Ellis has been serving as chief of staff and education operations manager for the U.S. Department of Defense Dependents' School in Seoul, South Korea. Earlier she was an associate dean at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.

Jonathan Holloway Appointed Dean of Yale College

Dr. Holloway is a professor of history and American studies and chair of the Department of African American studies at Yale. He will begin his duties as dean of Yale College, the undergraduate division of Yale University, on July 1.
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