
Dr. Reed became president in 2004. She is only the second woman, after founder Mary McLeod Bethune, to head the institution. During Reed’s tenure, the institution made the transition from a college to a university. Prior to coming to Bethune-Cookman, Dr. Reed was a professor of education at Columbia College in South Carolina.
President Reed was one of the first Black women students at the University of Texas, where she earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees. She holds a doctorate from Columbia University in New York City.


