One of the premier historically Black colleges (HBCU) and universities is officially under new leadership for the third time in as many months.
Alcorn State University has named its newest president more than two months after firing the Mississippi HBCU’s first woman to work in that capacity.
Dr. Tracy Cook was promoted to the position on an interim basis and will officially begin his tenure at Alcorn State on Saturday, according to a press release. Cook, who most recently worked as Alcorn State’s Vice President for Student Affairs and Enrollment Management, previously held other positions at the school, including chief of staff.
Cook will replace Dr. Ontario Woodson, who had also been working as interim president of Alcorn State, which is the oldest public HBCU in Mississippi.
“We are pleased to have Dr. Cook serve as Interim President,” Dr. Alfred McNair, President of the Board of Trustees of Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning, said …