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leadership of some of the nation ’ s historically Black colleges in 2012 .
For example , Bennett College , the historic women ’ s school in North Carolina , saw its president , Julianne Malveaux , step down after five years of running the school . Malveaux is one of the nation ’ s most-respected economists , writers and commentators . She said she wanted to pursue other interests , saying “ Five years is the longest time I ’ ve ever held a job in my life .”
Similarly , there was a leadership shift at Morehouse College , the renowned men ’ s school in Atlanta . John S . Wilson , who served as director of President Obama ’ s House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities , was named as Morehouse ’ s 11th president .
Black Colleges in Review Bethune Cookman University , Florida A & M University Jonathan P . Hicks Jacksonville , Florida January 2013
Wilson succeeds Robert M . Franklin , who served as president of Morehouse for five years .
At Bethune-Cookman University in Florida , president Trudie Kibbe Reed retired after leading the college for seven years . Reed presided over the school being upgraded from college to university . However , she also presided over the school while it was censured by the American Association of University Professors over its firing of faculty .
The school named as interim president Edison O . Jackson , a longtime college administrator who most recently served as president of Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn for 20 years .
Students at Bethune- Cookman made headlines during the elections by participating in a march to cast their votes and to advocate the importance of voting . In fact , this year saw a wave of student activism that focused on voter registration and advocacy , urging their fellow college students to go to the polls .