Savannah State University News July 28, 2016 Savannah State names new provost, vice president Savannah State University President Cheryl D. Dozier, DSW, has named Clarissa Myrick-Harris, Ph.D., as provost and vice president for Academic Affairs<http://www.savannahstate.edu/academic-affairs/> at Savannah State University (SSU) starting August 1, 2016. Myrick-Harris comes to SSU from Morehouse College in Atlanta, Ga., where she served as associate provost for pedagogical and curricular initiatives and a tenured professor of African American Studies. Myrick-Harris earned a bachelor's degree in English from Morris Brown College, a master's degree in news editorial journalism from The Ohio State University and a doctorate in American studies from Emory University. She originally joined Morehouse College in 2012 as the dean of the Division of Humanities and Social Sciences-the first woman appointed as an academic dean at the institution. While at Morehouse, she led the office of Academic Affairs' collaboration with the Office of Student Development to plan and implement the college's first JMester (January short-term). She oversaw the development of the college's first comprehensive baseline assessment of career and professional development services. She also organized and led faculty in general education transformation planning. "Dr. Myrick-Harris' exemplary record as a professor, scholar, historian and administrator will be an asset as she takes the helm of the academic units at Savannah State University," said Dozier. "She is well prepared for the responsibilities of the office, and I am confident she will provide effective leadership for our faculty, staff and students." Myrick-Harris' experience includes her tenure as the founding director of the UNCF Institute for Capacity Building's (ICB) Curriculum and Faculty Enhancement Program from 2007 to 2012. During her last two years at UNCF, she also served as the interim executive director of ICB. >From 2005-2008 she was national director of the Global Issues Honors Consortium, a partnership between the University of Minnesota, Dillard University and Tougaloo College. The program prepared undergraduate students for graduate study in multiple disciplines with an emphasis on international affairs. Simultaneously, she was a distinguished research and teaching fellow in the University of Minnesota's Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change. The multi-disciplinary educator has taught journalism, literature, history, news writing and African American culture during her almost 30-year career. In joining Savannah State University, Myrick-Harris has come full circle. She began her career as a tenure-track assistant professor of Journalism at another University System of Georgia institution--the University of Georgia. Myrick-Harris was assistant professor of English at University of Cincinnati and tenured associate professor and chair of the Africana studies, history and world languages department at Morris Brown College. As a public historian, Myrick-Harris has been involved in local and national cultural heritage preservation efforts-including stints as chair of the Georgia National Historic Register review board, curator for the APEX Museum, consultant for the National Park Service's Tuskegee Airmen oral history project, and co-curator of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot exhibit for the Martin Luther King, Jr., National Historic Site. Myrick-Harris' research and writing focus on leadership and institution building in African American communities and the arts as catalysts for activism, especially during the Civil Rights and Black Power eras. Her more than 40 publications include a monograph on transformational leadership at HBCUs, book chapters and articles on the agency of African American women during the civil rights movement, and electronic textbooks on black history and culture. Over the course of her career, Myrick-Harris has written a number of successful grants and led initiatives funded by such organizations as The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, The Ford Foundation, the MacArthur Foundation, Mellon Foundation and UNCF. "It is truly an honor to be selected to lead the academic enterprise at Savannah State University," said Myrick-Harris. "Savannah State has transformed the lives of thousands during its 125-year history, and it continues to produce impressive graduates for today's global marketplace. I am excited about joining the leadership team and working with President Dozier, the outstanding faculty, staff, students and others to enhance successful academic programs and develop innovative initiatives to ensure that our graduates continue to be fully prepared for the ever-evolving 21st century global workforce." Myrick-Harris is a native Atlantan and mother to two adult daughters. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404-978-2118 (office) 404-702-5854 (cell) 404-577-5158 (fax) Honor the ancestors, honor the children. Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/hbculibraryalliance1/ Check out "PULSE!" The HBCU Library Alliance's News Source! - https://hbculibraryalliance.wordpress.com/ 7th Biennial Membership Meeting: Register here http://hbculibraries.org/2016meeting-form.html for the October 10,11 Membership Meeting in Atlanta. 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