Ronald Mason Jr.

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Ronald Mason Jr.
President of University of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
2015
President of Southern University
In office
2010–2015
Preceded byRalph Slaughter
Succeeded byRay Belton
Personal details
BornNew Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
ResidenceWashington, D.C.
Alma materColumbia University
ProfessionAcademic administrator

Ronald Mason Jr. is an American academic administrator. He has served as the president of the University of the District of Columbia since 2015.

Early life[]

Mason was born in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] He is African-American. He graduated from Columbia College of Columbia University, where he earned a bachelor's degree in 1974, followed by his Juris Doctor degree from Columbia Law School in 1977.[2][3][4]

Career[]

Mason was the executive director of the National Center for the Urban Community at Xavier University.[2] He worked at Tulane University for 18 years, where he was also the executive director of the National Center for the Urban Community and later served as senior vice president and general counsel and as vice president for finance and operations.[2]

Mason served as the president of Jackson State University from 2000 to 2010.[2][3] In 2010, he was appointed by President Barack Obama to serve on the President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.[5]

He served as the president of Southern University. Since 2015, he has served as the president of the University of the District of Columbia.[3][6]

Mason serves on the boards of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and the President's Board of Advisors (PBA) on HBCUs of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b LaTortue, Imani (December 8, 2017). "Ronald Mason, Jr.: From law student to UDC President". Howard University News Service. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d "Ronald Mason, Jr". White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. U.S. Department of Education. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Svrluga, Susan (May 12, 2015). "An Ivy-League-educated president for Washington, D.C.'s public university". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Butchy, Laura (May 2000). "Mason Named President at Jackson State". Columbia College Today. Retrieved July 18, 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Statement by the Press Secretary: President Obama Re-establishes President's Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Announces Members | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved 2021-07-14.
  6. ^ Clabaugh, Jeff (May 12, 2015). "UDC names new president". Washington Business Journal. Retrieved June 17, 2018.


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