Carlton E. Brown is an American retired academic administrator, educator, and university president. He was the third president of Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, a position served from August 1, 2008, until July 1, 2015. He also served as president of Savannah State University, from July 1, 1997, until December 31, 2006.[2]
Brown studied English (with an emphasis in American Studies) at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts graduating in 1971.[1] He then returned to the University of Massachusetts for doctoral study. He completed his doctoral studies in 1979, earning the Ed.D. in Multicultural Education (emphases in educational change and organizational development).[1]
Brown is married to T. LaVerne Ricks-Brown, a former teacher and a 1972 graduate of Hampton University. They have two children.[1]
After completing his undergraduate education, Brown worked as a high school teacher and counselor for three years.[1] While pursuing his doctoral degree, he served as a Program Planning Specialist and as a Program Development Specialist for the National Alternative Schools Program.[1]
From 1979 until 1987 Brown served on the faculty of the School of Education of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.[1] In 1987, Dr. Brown was hired by Hampton University as the Dean of the School of Education. He engineered the creation of the School of Liberal Arts and Education at Hampton in 1990.[1] In 1996, Brown was promoted to vice president for Planning and Dean of the Graduate College at Hampton.[1]
President, Savannah State UniversityEdit
Brown became SSU's eleventh president on July 1, 1997, replacing John T. Wolfe Jr.[2] His term as president of the university ended on December 31, 2006.
President, Clark Atlanta UniversityEdit
Clark Atlanta University confirmed on February 15, 2008, that Walter Doyce Broadnax would officially retire on July 31, 2008, and that Brown, the university's executive vice president, would assume the duties as the interim president on August 1, 2008.[4] On May 16, 2008, the Clark Atlanta Board of Trustees at its regular meeting, appointed Brown as the university's third president, effective August 1, 2008, and he served as president until 2015.[5]
AGB Institutional StrategiesEdit
As of 2018, Brown is working with AGB Institutional Strategies, a higher-education consulting firm.[6]
Suggested readingEdit
Hall, Clyde W (1991). One Hundred Years of Educating at Savannah State College, 1890-1990. East Peoria, Illinois: Versa Press.
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^"AfricanAncestry.com Unlocks Ancestral Roots of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and Marcus Garvey Using DNA and Their Living Descendents". Businesswire. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
^Anderson, Michelle D. (2008-02-22). . Archived from the original on 2008-02-26. Retrieved 2008-02-25.
^Caslin, Yvette (1 May 2014). "Clark Atlanta University President Carlton Brown announces retirement". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
^"AGB Consulting". AGB Institutional Strategies. Retrieved 17 July 2018.
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