Dr. Moses Newsome, Jr., a distinguished higher education administrator and professor, has been appointed Vice President for External Relations at Medgar Evers College of the City University of New York.
Concurrent with his appointment, what was known as the Office of Institutional Advancement and Development, comprising Development, Communications, Alumni Relations, Graphic Services, Web Services, and the College’s Radio Studio and Television Station, will now be known as the Office of External Relations, under the supervision of Dr. Newsome. External Relations will also include Government Relations and Economic Development.
“I look forward to building on an already strong program here at Medgar Evers,” said Dr. Newsome. “Working collaboratively with staff, we can take outreach to the next level, spreading information and forging new partnerships throughout Central Brooklyn and beyond.”
“We are proud and privileged to have someone of Dr. Newsome’s caliber on our administrative team,” said President William L. Pollard. “I have full confidence in his commitment to our goals and in his leadership skills to realize them.”
Dr. Newsome’s immediate plans include working with senior leadership to centralize the College’s fundraising efforts, as well as strengthening the College’s alumni relations program. He joins Medgar Evers College from Mississippi Valley State University where he most recently served as Vice President for Economic Development and Public Service. Prior to that, he was Visiting Professor of Social Work at Rutgers University and Visiting Professor of Social Work at Jackson State University. He has also served as Assistant Vice President and Dean of the School of Social Work at Norfolk State University in Virginia, and Associate Dean of the School of Social Work at Howard University in Washington, D.C.
His accolades include selection as one of 13 outstanding faculty by the National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education (NAFEO) in 2003 for its inaugural class of Kellogg Leadership Fellows in its National Leadership Institute – charged with training and developing the next generation of senior-level leaders at historically and predominantly black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the U.S.
He has also been involved in community activities, serving as president of the Council on Social Work Education where he spearheaded a national campaign determining member needs and program priorities. In addition, he was president of the Greenwood-Leflore County United Way in Mississippi, and a board member of the Mississippi Delta Technology Council.
Dr. Newsome holds a bachelor’s degree in Sociology from the University of Toledo, an M.S.W. from the University of Michigan, and a Ph.D. in Social Work from the University of Wisconsin. He is married to Dr. Barbara Newsome. They have two daughters and three grandchildren.
About Medgar Evers College, CUNY
Medgar Evers College was founded in 1970 through the efforts from educators and community leaders in central Brooklyn. The College is named after Medgar Wiley Evers, a Mississippi-born black civil rights activist who was assassinated on June 12, 1963. The College is divided into four schools: The School of Business; The School of Professional and Community Development; The School of Liberal Arts and Education; and The School of Science, Health, and Technology. Through these Schools, the College offers 29 associate and baccalaureate degree programs, as well as certificate programs in fields such as English, Nursing, and Accounting. Medgar Evers College also operates several co-curricular and external programs and associated centers such as the Male Development and Empowerment Center, the Center for Women’s Development, the Center for Black Literature, and The DuBois Bunche Center for Public Policy.