John Silvanus Wilson
| John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. | |
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| 11th President of Morehouse College | |
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In office January 2013 – March 2017 |
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| Preceded by | Robert Michael Franklin, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | William J. Taggart |
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| Spouse(s) | Carol Espy-Wilson |
| Children | 3 |
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Morehouse College Harvard University |
| Profession | Education |
| Website | www |
John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. was the 11th president of Morehouse College. Before returning to lead his alma mater in 2013, Wilson served in posts in the United States Department of Education, at George Washington University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
John Silvanus Wilson, Jr. was born and raised in Philadelphia. His father was a clergyman who graduated from Virginia Union University. His mother, a teacher, graduated from Morgan State University.
Wilson attended Morehouse College and obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1979, majoring in business, with a minor in religion and philosophy. He was then accepted in graduate programs at Harvard University and pursued a Masters in Theology (1981), a Masters in Education (1982), and a Doctorate in Education (1985). He concentrated his doctoral studies on education administration, planning and social policy.
Wilson was an administrator at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) from 1984 until 2000, becoming its Director of Foundation Relations and Assistant Provost. During this time, he also served as a teaching fellow at Harvard in their African American Studies program, and in the Graduate School of Education.
In 2001, Wilson was named the Executive Dean of the George Washington University's (GWU) Virginia campus. GWU appointed him an Associate Professor of Higher Education in 2006.
In the presidential administration of U.S. President Barack Obama, Wilson was named to head the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Here, beginning in 2009, he served as a liaison between these higher education institutions and the federal government's many agencies.
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