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She is the former 2013 Harvie Branscomb Distinguished Professor and former Betts Chair of Education & Human Development. At Vanderbilt, Ford holds the Cornelius Vanderbilt Endowed Chair. A proud native of Cleveland, Ohio, Ford is known for mentoring legions of younger scholars who have gone on to become university professors. Her research focuses on equity issues in testing and assessment, multicultural education and urban education. Ford is one of the nation’s most recognized scholars. When it comes to topics like underachievement and closing achievement and opportunity gaps by race and income, Dr. Professor, Education and Human Development in social work from the University of Texas at Arlington. Born and raised in Scotland, Davidson earned a bachelor’s degree, with honors, in English literature from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow and an MSSW and Ph.D. Prior to teaching at the University of Oklahoma, she taught at Columbia University School of Social Work. She is a faculty member of the Annual Summer School on Black Europe, Center of Study and Investigation for Global Dialogues and a fellow of the Molefi Kete Institute. Davidson is a member of the board of directors of the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS) and is a member of the Executive Board of the Southwest Center for Human Relations in Education, home of the National Conference on Race and Ethnicity (NCORE). Currently, she is writing a book, Black Lives in Scotland: Telling Our Stories, and is working on the second edition of a textbook, African American Studies. Davidson has published extensively in the areas of Black studies, race and competency in social work practice and education. She has taught at the university for 20 years and was director of African & African Studies for 15 years, until 2017. Davidson is a professor of African & African American Studies at the University of Oklahoma. Professor, African & African American Studiesĭr. But she said that her mother encouraged her to apply for her current job, with the belief that she could help push the public university - founded in 1848 - forward. As a kid growing up in nearby Memphis, Caldwell recounts that she was told that she could not apply to Ole Miss because of its troubled history with race and diversity. She has also received the White House Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineering Mentoring. Caldwell is the recipient of numerous accolades, including the Diversity/MBA Magazine’s Top 100 under 50 Emerging and Executive Leaders Award, which she received in 2011. In this role, the Memphis native is responsible for the overall leadership and coordination of the university’s ongoing efforts to create and supervise a diverse, inclusive and welcoming environment for all members of the campus community. Katrina Caldwell became the first vice chancellor for diversity and community engagement at the University of Mississippi last year. Having served in diversity and equity positions at Northern Illinois University, DePaul University, and the University of Illinois at Chicago, Dr. Vice Chancellor, Diversity and Community Engagement in higher education administration from the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania. Pierce Burnette is the first female president of the merged Huston-Tillotson University and only the second female president in the institution’s 140-year history. A native of Cleveland, Pierce Burnette is an advocate for civic engagement and serves on the board of directors of Girls Scouts of Central Texas, Leadership Austin, and the Greater Austin Area African American Chamber of Commerce. A seasoned college administrator, Pierce Burnette has held numerous administrative posts in higher education, including serving as interim president at Pierce College in Puyallup, Washington, and vice president for administration and chief financial officer at Central State University in Wilberforce, Ohio. Colette Pierce Burnette has served as the sixth president and chief executive officer of Huston-Tillotson University, one of seven historically Black colleges and universities located in the state of Texas.