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Moving in, Moving On

Moving in, Moving On

Dr. Carlton E. Brown, president of Savannah State University, stepped down to run a special initiative of the University System of Georgia.

Dr. David G. Carter was named chancellor of the Connecticut State University System. He was formerly the president of Eastern Connecticut State University. 

Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole, president of Bennett College, announced she will retire in June 2007.

Dr. Jane Fernandes, president-designate of Gallaudet University, was fired by the board of trustees following student protests.

Dr. Adam Herbert, the embattled Indiana University president,n announced that he will leave office at the end of his contract in July 2008.

Dr. Walter Massey, president of Morehouse College since 1995, announced he will step down at the end of the academic year.

Dr. John E. Maupin, president of Meharry Medical College, was named president of the Morehouse School of Medicine.

Dr. Mohammad Qayoumi was named president of California State University-East Bay, making him the first Afghan-American to lead a major American university.

Dr. Donald Wilson, longtime dean of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, retired. Appointed in 1991, he was the nation’s first Black dean of a predominantly White medical school.

Dr. Stanley F. Battle, president of Coppin State University, was appointed chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University.

Dr. Carolyn Myers, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at North Carolina A&T State University, was named president of Norfolk State University.

Dr. James Renick, president of North Carolina A&T State University, was named senior vice president for programs and research at the American Council on Education.



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