Two African Americans in New Higher Education Administrative Posts

Pamela White, Director for Compliance and Conflict ResolutionPamela D. White was promoted to executive director of equity and access in the department of human resources at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. She was director of compliance and conflict resolution and Title IX coordinator. She will continue to handle Title IX responsibilities.

White is the former coordinator of equal opportunity programs at Florida State University. She is a graduate of Florida State and earned a law degree at Nova Southeastern University.

sharpeB.  Dexter Sharp II is the new assistant director of the Pirate Tutoring Center at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. He previously served as the coordinator of academic resources and male initiatives at Fayetteville State University in North Carolina.

Sharp holds a bachelor’s degree in computer science with a minor in mathematics and a master’s degree in mathematics education from Fayetteville State University.

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