Emory University is a private research university in Brookhaven,Georgia. It was founded in 1836 as Emory College by the Methodist Episcopal Church and named in honor of Methodist bishop John Emory. Its main campus is in Druid Hills,3 miles (4.8 km) from Downtown Atlanta.
Jackson State University is a public historically black research university in Jackson,Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of student enrollment. The university is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and classified among "R2:Doctoral Universities –High research activity".
Ralph Jay Hexter is a distinguished professor of classics and comparative literature at the University of California,Davis. Previously,he served as the fifth president of Hampshire College.
Colorado Christian University (CCU) is a private Christian university in Lakewood,Colorado. CCU was founded by Clifton Fowler in 1914 as the Denver Bible Institute.
The University of Southern Mississippi is a public research university with its main campus in Hattiesburg,Mississippi. It is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award bachelor's,master's,specialist,and doctoral degrees. The university is classified among "R1:Doctoral Universities –Very high research activity".
Edmonds College,formerly Edmonds Community College,is a public community college in Lynnwood,Washington. More than 17,000 students annually take courses for credit toward a certificate or degree at the college. The college employs more than 1,300 people,including 126 full-time and 283 part-time instructors and 267 students.
Susan C. Aldridge is an American academic administrator. She is currently serving as president of Thomas Jefferson University. She was previously president of Drexel University Online. She was the president of University of Maryland University College,vice chancellor of the global campus at Troy University,and a professor of management,organizational behavior,and policy analysis at the National University of Singapore.
John T. Wolfe Jr. is an American higher education consultant and retired administrator. He served as president of Kentucky State University from 1990 to 1991;and president of Savannah State College from 1993 until 1997.
James Cox Kennedy is an American media executive and the current chair of Cox Enterprises,the conglomerate founded by his grandfather,James M. Cox. According to the 2017 Forbes billionaires list,he is the 105th-richest person in the world,the 37th-richest person in the United States,and the richest person in the state of Georgia.
Rebecca S. Chopp is an American academic administrator and professor. She was the chancellor of the University of Denver,and the first female chancellor in the institution's history. Prior to that,Chopp was a president of Swarthmore College and Colgate University.
Daniel Wayne Jones served as the 16th chancellor of the University of Mississippi. He was appointed June 15,2009,after Robert Khayat announced his retirement from the post on January 6,2009.
Dwight A. McBride is an American academic administrator and scholar of race and literary studies. From April 16,2020,to August 2023,he served as the ninth president of The New School. McBride previously served as provost,executive vice president for academic affairs,and Asa Griggs Candler Professor of African American studies at Emory University.
Jonathan S. Lewin is an American neuroradiologist specializing in medical imaging research with an emphasis on the investigation,development,and translation of new magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. He is the former executive vice president for health affairs (EVPHA) and executive director of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center for Emory University,and former President,CEO,and chairman of the board of Emory Healthcare. He currently serves as professor of radiology,biomedical engineering,and neurosurgery in the Emory School of Medicine and as professor of health policy and management in the Rollins School of Public Health.
John J. Green is an American professor of sociology. Since August 2021,he has served as the director of the Southern Rural Development Center,housed at Mississippi State University.
Leah Song Richardson is an American lawyer,legal scholar,and higher education administrator who was formerly president of Colorado College. Before becoming president of Colorado College,she was dean and a chancellor's professor of law of the University of California,Irvine School of Law. After leaving her role as president of Colorado College,she returned to being a professor of law at the University of California,Irvine School of Law.
Deborah Watkins Bruner is an American researcher,clinical trialist,and academic. She is the senior vice president for research at Emory University. Her research focus is on patient reported outcomes,symptom management across cancer sites,sexuality after cancer treatment,and effectiveness of radiotherapy modalities. Bruner's research has been continually funding since 1998,with total funding of her research exceeding $180 million. She is ranked among the top five percent of all National Institutes of Health-funded investigators worldwide since 2012,according to the Blue Ridge Institute for Medical Research.
