The following  higher education presidents/chancellors of color have been at their respective two-or four-year institutions for 25 years or more, as long as Diverse, formerly Black Issues in Higher Education, has been published.

African- American Presidents

• Jack Evans, Southwestern Christian College, since 1967
• Norman C. Francis, Xavier University, of Louisiana, since 1968
• Luns C. Richardson, Morris College, since 1974
• William R. Harvey, Hampton University since 1978
• Henry Givens Jr., Harris-Stowe State College since 1979
• James M. Rosser, California State University-Los Angeles, since 1979
• Charles W. Simmons, Sojourner-Douglass College, since 1980
• A. Zachary Yamba, Essex County College, since 1980
• Benjamin F. Payton, Tuskegee University, since 1981
• George A. Pruitt, Thomas Edison State College, since 1982
• Earl S. Richardson, Morgan State University, since 1984

Hispanic Presidents

• Juan B. Nazario-Negrün, American University of Puerto Rico, since 1974
• Sharon Diaz, Samuel Merritt College, since 1984

American Indian Presidents

• Lionel Bordeaux, Sinte Gleska University, since 1972
• David M. Gipp, United Tribes Technical College, since 1977
• James E. Shanley, Fort Peck Community College since 1984