Filed in Breaking News, Resignations on December 21, 2020
William R. Harvey, president of Hampton University in Virginia, since 1978, has announced that he will retire from his post in June 2022.
During President Harvey’s tenure, he has presided over immense change on campus including the initiation of 92 new academic degrees, including 12 new doctoral programs; erecting 29 new buildings; increasing SAT scores by more than 300 points; launching four satellites which are currently flying in space; building a state-of the-art weather antenna that can detect hurricanes and storms up to 2,000 miles away; establishing the largest free-standing proton beam cancer center in the world, which treats prostate, breast, lung, ocular, pediatric, spine, head, neck and brain cancers; and increasing the endowment from $29 million to over $300 million.
Stevie Wonder was riding high off of the success of
Songs In The Key of
Life and a man named William Harvey became president of Hampton University. Forty-three years later,
LeBron James is the NBA MVP,
Lil Baby is dominating the charts and Harvey is still the president of Hampton University. However, Harvey s run will soon come to an end.
Hampton University President William Harvey has announced that he will retire at the end of the 2021-2022 academic year. During his four-decade run, he has helped propel the university s enrollment and boosted their financial profile. Unfortunately, he has faced criticism in recent years due to concerns about sexual assault across campus, poor dormitory conditions and food quality.
Hampton President to Retire After 43 Years
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Hampton University president William Harvey, 79, will retire in June 2022, the university announced Monday.
Harvey has served as president of the historically Black university for 43 years an exceptionally long time among college presidents, who typically spend fewer than 10 years at a particular institution.
“As a Hampton University Alumnus and Chairman of its Board of Trustees, the growth and development that I have witnessed under Dr. Harvey’s successful leadership have been, in a word, triumphant,” board chair Wesley Coleman said in a press release. “The significance of this president’s legendary contributions to Hampton will be celebrated for generations. Indeed, the school is so much better off for his having served as our 12th President.”
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HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. WILLIAM R. HARVEY SEALS 43 STELLAR YEARS OF LEADERSHIP BY ANNOUNCING PLANS TO RETIRE IN JUNE 2022
Hampton, VA, Dec. 14, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Dr. William R. Harvey arrived on the campus of Hampton Institute, in 1978, to take over the reigns as leader of an institution that was slowly losing ground. Many wondered why he chose Hampton. Other institutions, including majority institutions and more financially stable institutions, had offered him presidencies, but he decided to accept the position at Hampton. He chose Hampton because he wanted to be in a place where he could offer the greatest service and make a difference. Dr. Harvey has often stated that choosing Hampton was the best professional decision of his life!