Phylicia Rashad is going back to college, but this time she ll be in a leadership role.
Howard University announced Wednesday that the 72-year-old Cosby Show star would be joining the the university as the dean of its College of Fine Arts.
It s a homecoming for the actress, who graduated magna cum laude from Howard with a bachelor s degree in fine arts in 1970.
New role: Phylicia Rashad, 72, will become the dean of Howard University s College of Fine Arts, the HBCU announced on Wednesday; seen in 2018 in NYC
Rashad is set to begin her role as the dean starting on July 1, according to the university.