Yolanda Williams Page is an American academic administrator serving as the eighth president of

Stillman College Stillman College is a Private college, private historically black colleges and universities, historically black Presbyterian Church (USA), Presbyterian college in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. It awards Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees i ...

since July 2023. She was the provost of

Savannah State University Savannah State University (SSU) is a Public university, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Savannah, Georgia, United States. It is the oldest historically black public university in the state. Th ...

from 2022 to 2023.

Education

Page is from

Shreveport, Louisiana Shreveport ( ) is a city in the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is the List of municipalities in Louisiana, third-most populous city in Louisiana after New Orleans and Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Baton Rouge. The bulk of Shreveport is in Caddo Parish, Lo ...

. Page earned a B.A. in English with a minor in business management from

Dillard University Dillard University is a private, historically black university in New Orleans, Louisiana. Founded in 1930 and incorporating earlier institutions founded as early as 1869 after the American Civil War, it is affiliated with the United Church of C ...

in 1991. She was a member of the student government association and

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. She earned a M.A. and Ph.D. in American and African-American literature from

Louisiana State University Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College, commonly referred to as Louisiana State University (LSU), is an American Public university, public Land-grant university, land-grant research university in Baton Rouge, Louis ...

Career

Page worked at English instructor at Dillard in 1994. She later served as its chair of the English department and assistant dean of humanities. She was the inaugural Title III and student success director at the

University of Arkansas at Little Rock The University of Arkansas at Little Rock (UA Little Rock, UALR) is a Public university, public research university in Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. Established as Little Rock Junior College by the Little Rock School District in 1927, the ...

. Page worked at the

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) is a Public University, public Historically black colleges and universities, historically black university in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. Founded in 1873, it is the second oldest public college or univer ...

as the chair of the department of English, theatre and mass communications. In 2011, she was promoted to dean of the School of Arts and Sciences. She was promoted to full professor at Pine Bluff. In 2013, she returned to Dillard as the vice president in the division of academic affairs and professor of English at Dillard University. On September 6, 2022, she became the provost, vice president for academic affairs, and chief academic officer of

. On July 1, 2023, Page became the eighth president of

, succeeding Cynthia Warrick.

Personal life

Page is married to academic administrator David D. Page. She has two children.

References

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