Four Finalists Selected for Presidency of the University of the District of Columbia

The University of the District of Columbia, the historically black educational institution in the nation’s capital, is considering four candidates to fill the vacancy left by departing president William Pollard. The four finalists are:

• Allen Sessoms, president of Delaware State University;

• Stanley Jackson, current acting president of the University of the District of Columbia and former deputy mayor of the city of Washington;

• William B. Harvey, vice president and chief officer for diversity and equity at the University of Virginia; and

• Everette J. Freeman, president of Albany State University in Georgia.

Copyright © 2008. The Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. All rights reserved.