A Trio of Women Who Have Been Selected to Serve as Provosts

Yolanda W. Page was appointed provost and vice president for academic affairs at Savannah State University in Georgia. She has been serving as a professor of English and vice president in the Division of Academic Affairs at Dillard University in New Orleans. Earlier in her career, Dr. Page served as dean of arts and sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and as director of student success at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.

Dr. Page is a graduate of Dillard University, where she majored in English and business management. She holds a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in American and African American literature from Louisiana State University.

Mablene Krueger was appointed interim provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Dillard University in New Orleans. She was vice president of strategic planning and partnerships at Roosevelt University in Chicago. Earlier, Krueger served as president and provost of Robert Morris University-Illinois. She is a past vice chairman of the Federation of Illinois Independent Colleges and Universities.

Krueger earned a bachelor’s degree in management and an MBA from the University of Illinois Springfield

Antoinette A. Coleman is the new provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York. Medgar Evers College is a campus of the City University of New York. Dr. Coleman has been serving as the associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University System of Maryland. Prior to her service at the University System of Maryland, Dr. Coleman served as assistant vice president of academic affairs and professor at Morgan State University in Baltimore.

Dr. Coleman earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology with a concentration in social work from the University of Maryland Eastern Shore and Salisbury University in Maryland. She holds a master of social work degree and a Ph.D. in administration, policy, and research from the University of Baltimore School of Social Work.

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