As chairman of the president s Advisory Board on historically black colleges and universities. Actually this started under president jimmy carter and every president democrat and republican since then has appointed a board as well as a chair so i was privileged to serve president obama and the Obama Administration and hbcus in this capacity. The chief reason for us is to be an advocate for the very good work that so many of our historically black colleges and universities are doing. Host so as part of the work you do on the board talk a little bit about some of the issues you are dealing with not only related to your university but other universities as well and as the white house responsive to those issues . Guest there are a number of issues we are dealing with. We just had a meeting in washington yesterday as an example and we do have some concerns on a number of issues. One of them deals with the Rating System that has been proposed. The good thing about that is that secretary dunc
Dr. Harvey
After more than four decades at the helm, Hampton University President William R. Harvey announced Monday that he will step down in June 2022.
A native of Brewton, Ala., Dr. Harvey, 79, came to Hampton in 1978 when it was still called Hampton Institute and was âslowly losing ground,â the university said in a news release. But under his leadership, the institution experienced a âsteady, four-decade plus climb of greatness.â
During his tenure, Hampton added 92 new academic degrees, including 12 doctoral programs; increased the endowment from $29 million to more than $300 million; put four satellites into orbit through grants and arrangements with NASA; built a weather antenna to detect hurricanes and storms up to 2,000 miles away; and opened a proton beam cancer treatment center that was one of only a handful in the nation when it opened in 2010.
Home / Top News / HAMPTON UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT DR. WILLIAM R. HARVEY SEALS 43 STELLAR YEARS OF LEADERSHIP BY ANNOUNCING PLANS TO RETIRE IN JUNE 2022
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!