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Jamal Watson

Washington, D.C., Washington, D.C., United States

Editor at @Diverseissues, professor at @trinitydc, contributor to @monthly. Author of a forthcoming bio on @thereval and a @broadleaf_books about student debt.

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  • 1 week ago | diverseeducation.com | Jamal Watson

    North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University Provost Dr. Tonya Smith-Jackson has been appointed chancellor of Rutgers University–Newark, marking a significant leadership transition for the public research university. Smith-Jackson, a human factors engineer who has served as provost and executive vice chancellor for Academic Affairs at NC A&T since 2013, will assume her new role on August 1.

  • 2 weeks ago | diverseeducation.com | Jamal Watson

    Philander Smith University's Board of Trustees has appointed Dr. Maurice D. Gipson as the institution's 15th president and chief executive officer, the university announced Thursday. Gipson has served as interim president since August 2024. "We are incredibly proud to name Dr. Maurice Gipson as our 15th President and Chief Executive Officer," said Board Chair Dr. Tionna Jenkins, a 2001 alumna.

  • 2 weeks ago | diverseeducation.com | Jamal Watson

    In a landmark achievement highlighting her transformative leadership in higher education, Oklahoma City Community College (OCCC) President Dr. Mautra Staley Jones will be inducted into the Oklahoma Hall of Fame this fall, becoming one of the few higher education leaders to receive the state's highest honor.

  • 3 weeks ago | diverseeducation.com | Jamal Watson

    ORANGEBURG, S.C.— In a powerful address that resonated deeply with an audience of HBCU leaders gathered to forge a blueprint for strengthening leadership and collaboration at Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Dr. Ivory A.

  • 3 weeks ago | diverseeducation.com | Jamal Watson

    Dr. S. Keith Hargrove has been appointed as the new chancellor of Elizabeth City State University (ECSU), following a unanimous vote by the University of North Carolina Board of Governors on Thursday. Hargrove, who most recently served as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Tuskegee University, brings extensive leadership experience from three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to his new role at the northeastern North Carolina institution.

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Dr. Jamal Watson
Dr. Jamal Watson @jamalericwatson
26 May 25

Sad to hear of the passing of Congressman Charlie B. Rangel. Here we are at a symposium at Columbia University in 2017, joined by Fernando Ferrer, Dr. Christina Greer, National Urban League President Marc Morial and former New York Governor David Paterson https://t.co/4qoYBjLs7f

Dr. Jamal Watson
Dr. Jamal Watson @jamalericwatson
19 May 25

RT @TheKingCenter: #TheKingCenter remembers #MalcolmX [El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz] on his 100th birthday. He’s often and intentionally misun…

Dr. Jamal Watson
Dr. Jamal Watson @jamalericwatson
19 May 25

RT @BerniceKing: On his 100th birthday, I remember #MalcolmX and share these words from my mother, #CorettaScottKing, about her, my father…