Dr. Stanley F. Battle | |
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Interim President of Southern Connecticut State University | |
In office 2010–2011 |
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Preceded by | Cheryl J. Norton |
Succeeded by | Mary A. Papazian |
11th Chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University | |
In office 2007–2009 |
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Preceded by | Lloyd V. Hackley |
Succeeded by | Harold L. Martin |
4th President of Coppin State University | |
In office 2003–2006 |
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Preceded by | Calvin W. Burnett |
Succeeded by | Reginald S. Avery |
Personal details | |
Born |
Springfield, Massachusetts |
June 12, 1951
Spouse(s) | Judith Lynn Rozie-Battle |
Children | Ashley Lynn Battle |
Alma mater |
Springfield College University of Connecticut University of Pittsburgh |
Profession | Educator, author, civic activist |
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Stanley Fred Battle Ph.D, (born June 12, 1951) is an American educator, author, civic activist and former leader of Coppin State University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Currently, Battle serves as the director of the Master of Social Work program and as a professor of social work at the University of Saint Joseph in West Hartford, Connecticut.
Battle is a native of Springfield, Massachusetts Battle holds four degrees. In 1973, he earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Springfield College; a Master of Social Work from the University of Connecticut in 1975; and a Master of Public Health and Doctorate in social welfare policy from the University of Pittsburgh in 1979 and 1980 respectively. Battle later completed the Institute for Educational Management at Harvard University and the Millennium Leadership Institute of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
Battle’s career in academics spans over 3 decades. Starting in 1980, He was an Assistant professor at the University of Minnesota School of Social Work. From there, Battle would serve at public and private institutions including Boston University, the University of Connecticut, Eastern Connecticut State University, and the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee, where he served as vice chancellor of student and multicultural affairs from 2000 to 2003.