Three Black Women Appointed Chief Academic Officers at HBCUs

Angela W. Peters has been named provost and vice president of academic affairs at Voorhees University in South Carolina. With over three decades of higher education experience, Dr. Peters has held several leadership roles with HBCUs in Georgia and South Carolina. She most recently served as chief academic officer, provost, and vice president of academic affairs at Albany State University. Earlier in her career, she spent 18 years with Claflin University in South Carolina. During her long tenure with the university, she held various academic and leadership roles including vice provost of academic programs, chair of the chemistry department, and professor of chemistry. Dr. Peters earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in chemistry from Hampton University in Virginia. She received her Ph.D. in biochemistry from the University of South Carolina. Denise Jones Gregory has been named provost and vice president for academic affairs at her undergraduate alma mater Jackson State University in Mississippi. For the past two decades, Dr. Gregory has held faculty and administrative positions with Samford University in Alabama. She most recently served as associate provost of student success. She is also a professor of chemistry and biochemistry, focusing her research on the bioremediation of pharmaceutical drugs...