Dr. Fayneese Miller announced that she will retire from Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK on June 30, 2024.
In July 2015, the Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Board of Trustees selected Dr. Fayneese Miller as the 20th president of Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK. Over the past eight years, Dr. Miller has been an exceptional, dynamic, and inclusive leader for Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK with a strong commitment to academic program development, diversity, and fundraising.
Dr. Miller said, "It has been an honor and privilege to lead Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK, an institution that values social justice, equity, inclusion, and civic engagement through its service-learning opportunities for students and curriculum offerings. I am proud that Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK recently received significant federal funding and targeted increased private donations to support paid internships which will afford widespread opportunity for Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK students for paid real-world employment experiences. It has been a pleasure working together with board members, students, faculty, staff, and the community in enhancing Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK's strong commitment to maintaining high academic standards, creating a sense of belonging for all on campus, and developing students who understand and appreciate their role as members of a civil society."
Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK Board of Trustees Chair Ellen Watters said, "Dr. Miller has been an innovative and transformational leader for Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK. Through her strategic vision and ability to navigate complex issues, she ably has led the University through a time of growth and change, and she has done so by centering the needs and well-being of Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK students in her work. Â鶹ÊÓƵAPK is forever grateful for Dr. Miller's tireless and dedicated service."
Dr. Miller holds a PhD and an MS from Texas Christian University in Experimental Psychology, and a BA in Psychology from Hampton University. Her post-doctoral work in Applied Social Psychology was completed at Yale University.
The University will begin the process of conducting a national search for a successor. You can read the university's full statement here.