Four Black Scholars Selected for Dean Positions

Chukwuka Onwumechili has been named interim dean of the Cathy Hughes School of Communications at Howard University in Washington, D.C. He has previously served in several positions with the historically Black university including professor, chair of the department of strategic, legal, and management communications, and an earlier stint as interim dean of the College of Communications. He has authored or served as editor for more than 10 books, most recently Africa’s Elite football: Structure, Politics, and Everyday Challenges (Routledge, 2019). Dr. Onwumechili is graduate of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he majored in mass communications. He holds a master’s degree in advertising from Northwestern University in Illinois and a Ph.D. in human communications from Howard University. Myra Bozeman has been selected to serve as interim dean of liberal arts, communication, and social sciences at Sinclair Community College in Dayton, Ohio. She brings nearly three decades of experience to her new role, previously serving in several positions such as instructor of communications and assistant dean. Bozeman holds a bachelor’s degree in social and industrial communication from Wright State University in Ohio and a master’s degree in administration from Central Michigan University. Joan S. Tilghman has been promoted from interim dean...