M. Christopher Brown II

M. Christopher Brown II is the current President of Alcorn State University. He was elected to the position unanimously by the Mississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning in late 2010.^[1]

About M. Christopher Brown II

M. Christopher Brown II is the 18th president of the nation’s first historically black land-grant institution, Alcorn State University. He is the former executive vice president and provost at the Fisk University where he was also a professor. Prior to this appointment, he served as dean of the College of Education at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, vice president for Programs and Administration at the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, director of Social Justice and Professional Development for the American Educational Research Association, as well as executive director and chief research scientist of the Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute of the United Negro College Fund. Dr. Brown has held faculty appointments at Pennsylvania State University, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, and the University of Missouri-Kansas City.^[2]

Educational Background

• 1993, Bachelor of Science, cum laude, Elementary Education, South Carolina State University (Orangeburg, SC)^[3]
• 1994, Master of Science in Education, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation, University of Kentucky (Lexington, KY)
• 1997, Doctor of Philosophy, Higher Education, The Pennsylvania State University (University Park, PA)

Administrative Experience

• Senior Fellow, American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU)^[4]
• Executive Director and Chief Research Scientist, Frederick D. Patterson Research Institute, The College Fund/UNCF
• Director of Social Justice and Professional Development, American Educational Research Association (AERA)
• Vice President for Programs and Administration, American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
• Dean, College of Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
• Executive Vice President and Provost, Fisk University

Honors and Awards

• PSU Excellence in Education Award, The Highest Distinction bestowed by The PSU College of Education Alumni Society (2011)
• PSU Alumni Achievement Award (2005)^[5]
• AERA-CSCE Early Career Contribution Award (2002)
• The 100 Black Men of Charleston Image Award (2002)
• ASHE Promising Scholar/Early Career Award (2001)
• AT&T Technology Fellow (2001)
• PSU-COE Alumni Leadership and Service Award (2000)
• UIUC Incomplete List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent (2000–2001)
• UIUC Bureau of Educational Research Faculty Fellow (1999–2001)
• PSU College of Education Drexel Award (1997)
• AERA/Spencer Fellow (1996–1997)
• Robert W. Graham Endowed Fellow (1994–1996)
• Southwest Center Student Leadership Development Scholar (1994–1995)
• Herbert Bailey Graduate Fellow (1994)
• Lyman T. Johnson Fellow (1993–1994)
• National Collegiate Education Award (1993)}
• Outstanding Young Man of America (1992)
• University of Mississippi Summer Research Fellow (1991)
• University of Arizona Summer Research Fellow (1990)

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