Leadership

Two Black Women Are Among the Five Finalists for Dean of the Law School at the University of Missouri

Marcella David and Beverly Moran will visit the Columbia, Missouri, campus next month for interviews and public forums.

Brian Bridges to Lead the UNCF’s Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute

He currently serves as vice provost for diversity, access, and equity at Ohio University in Athens.

Wynetta Lee Is the New Dean of the School of Education at North Carolina Central University

She was the dean of the College of Education at Grambling State University in Louisiana.

Deneese Jones Named Provost at Drake University

Since 2005 she has been dean of the College of Education and Human Services at Longwood University in Virginia.

The Higher Education of the New Mayor of Gary, Indiana

Karen Freeman-Wilson is Indiana's first African American woman mayor.

Langston University Names Four Finalists for President

Either Phillip Birdine, Myron Pope, Kent Smith, or Charles Williams will be Langston's next president.

Gwendolyn Joseph to Lead Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology

Since 2006, she has been vice president for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.

New Dean of Graduate Studies at the University of Nebraska Medical Center

H. Dele Davies is currently a professor at the Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.

Andrea Lewis Miller Chosen as the Next President of Baton Rouge Community College

Since 2006, Dr. Miller has been serving as chancellor of Sowela Technical Community College in Lake Charles, Louisiana.

The New President of Lincoln University

Robert R. Jennings is the former president of Alabama A&M University.

CIAA Commissioner Steps Down After 22 Years

Leon Kerry has led the conference for the past 22 years and has brought in millions of dollars of revenues which have benefited member institutions.

African-American Scholar Is Elected President of the Biomedical Engineering Society

Gilda Barabino is the first African American to serve as president of the society.

St. Paul’s College President to Step Down

Robert L. Satcher Sr. will serve until March as executive adviser to the college. Eddie M. Moore Jr., former president of Virginia State University will serve as interim president, effective November 10.

Dillard University Names New President

Walter M. Kimbrough is currently president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Lincoln University of Pennsylvania Chooses Three Finalists for President

Either Beverly Edmond, William B. Bynum Jr., and Robert Jennings will replace retiring Ivory V. Nelson as president.

Carl McCall Named to Lead SUNY Board of Trustees

A former state senator, McCall has served on the SUNY board since 2007.

A New Dean of Engineering at the University of California at Irvine

Gregory Washington was on the engineering faculty at Ohio State University.

The New President of Harris-Stowe State University

Albert Walker was named the new president of Harris-Stowe State University in St. Louis, effective October 1.

The First Woman Board Chair in the 115-Year History of Historically Black Voorhees College

Mary Ellen Moule was elected chair of the board of trustees of historically black Voorhees College in Denmark, South Carolina. She is the first woman to hold the position in the college’s 115-year history.

Penn State Scholar to Lead the University of Belize

Cary F. Fraser, an associate professor of African and African-American studies at Pennsylvania State University, was named president of the University of Belize in Central America.

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