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MS SR27
Resolution
AI Summary
- Recognizes Dr. M. Christopher Brown II as the 18th president of Alcorn State University in Lorman, Mississippi, the nation's first historically black land-grant institution, and welcomes him on the occasion of his inauguration on April 17, 2011, in Natchez
- Dr. Brown previously served as Executive Vice President and Provost at Fisk University, Dean of the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, and held leadership roles at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, the American Educational Research Association, and the United Negro College Fund
- Author or editor of 15 books and more than 100 journal articles focused on education policy, historically black colleges, educational equity, and governance/administration, with lectures delivered on six continents
- Earned a B.S. from South Carolina State University, an M.S.Ed. from the University of Kentucky, and a Ph.D. in Higher Education from The Pennsylvania State University, and received numerous honors including the 2001 ASHE Promising Scholar/Early Career Award and the 2008 Association of Teacher Educators Distinguished Educator Award
- Directs that the resolution be presented to Dr. Brown, forwarded to the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, and made available to the Capitol Press Corps
Legislative Description
Recognize Dr. M. Christopher Brown II as the 18th President of Alcorn State University.
Last Action
Immediate Release
4/5/2011
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