Howard University appoints African diaspora scholar as new President

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Howard University appoints African diaspora scholar as new President

Howard University has selected academic scholar, Dr. Ben Vinson III, as its new President. Dr. Vinson is currently the provost at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, and he is set to take over from Wayne Fredrick, the retiring president, on September 1. The 156-year-old institution, which is widely known historically as a Black institution...

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