The University of the District of Columbia's 10th president has been a top administrator at FAMU.
A scientist and senior administrator at a historically Black school will become the University of the District of Columbia’s 10th president, school officials announced Thursday.
said in a statement Thursday. “... We are excited to welcome Dr. Edington as the university’s next leader. His remarkable story is one of true perseverance, and one that so many Firebirds can identify with.”life, from an impoverished childhood in California to a researcher and academic leader. “Because of my personal story, I have a strong commitment to help the students change the trajectory of their lives,” Edington said.
Significant challenges remain. UDC, an HBCU and the city’s public flagship university, has faced enrollment, financial and other struggles over the years. Its earliest roots were as a public school in 1851, and it has evolved over the generations since, taking on the UDC name and an expanded mission with the merging of several schools in the 1970s. UDC added a community college in 2009.
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