Female Presidents at the Nation’s HBCUs
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on January 18, 2025
The Norfolk State University (NSU) Board of Visitors named Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston as the 7th President of Norfolk State University during Black History Month. The new president is expected to begin her tenure in June.
Currently, Adams-Gaston serves as senior vice president at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She has been at the state’s largest university since 2009. Prior, Adams-Gaston held a variety of administrative and faculty positions at The University of Maryland, College Park, including associate dean of academic affairs, executive director of the institution’s Career Center . . .
