James T. Minor | |
|---|---|
 Minor in 2022 | |
| 10thChancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Randall Pembrook |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education | |
| In office 2014–2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Detroit,Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Sociologist Academic Administrator |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Making sense of success: Leadership attributes and practices of successful university presidents (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | Clifton F. Conrad |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Education and Sociology |
| Institutions | |
James T. Minor is an American academic administrator and sociologist. He currently serves as the Chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He took office on March 1,2022. [1] Minor was appointed Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Strategist in the Office of the Chancellor at the California State University in September 2016. [2] He was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education from 2014 to 2016. [3]