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S2.E29 The Future of HBCUs With Virginia State University President, Dr. Makola M. Abdullah
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English - September 30, 2020 10:00 - 52 minutes - 71.6 MB - ★★★★★ - 29 ratingsMental Health Health & Fitness Society & Culture mental mental health black african american black mental health emotional health black consciousness black wellness wellness african american health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
The Amerikan Therapy team sits down with Virginia State University President, Dr. Makola M. Abdullah, to talk about all things HBCUs, mental health, history, COVID-19, and racial justice. This intimate conversation reinforces the necessity and profound importance of the HBCU experience. The team goes beyond the standard surface HBCU talk, to get to the core of why every young black student needs to at minimum apply to at least one HBCU as part of their college admissions process.
Dr. Makola M. Abdullah:
On February 1, 2016, Makola M. Abdullah, Ph.D. became the 14th President of Virginia State University (VSU). In his remarks during his introduction to the Trojan family, President Abdullah outlined his four core beliefs: I believe in God. I believe in family. I believe in the transformative nature of education. I believe in Virginia State University.
President Abdullah also emphasized several focus areas to sustain VSU as an 1890 Land-Grant University. The areas of focus include providing a transformative experience for students, strategically investing in academic programs, partnering with others as a university to tell the VSU story, embracing the University’s Land Grant Mission and embracing VSU’s role as Virginia’s Opportunity University.
Under President Abdullah’s leadership, the University has experienced some significant achievements.
President Abdullah is an academic administrator committed to excellence. He is also an internationally-renowned educator recognized for outstanding research. Prior to his appointment as president of Virginia State University, Dr. Abdullah served as provost and senior vice president at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona Beach, Fla. (2013-2016), provost and vice president for academic affairs at Florida Memorial University in Miami Gardens, Fla. (2011-2013), and dean and director of 1890 land grant programs at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University in Tallahassee, Fla (2008-2011).
Dr. Abdullah is a Chicago native. He earned his undergraduate degree from Howard University in civil engineering and his doctorate and master’s degrees in civil engineering from Northwestern University. He is the youngest African American to receive a Ph.D. in engineering. He and his wife, Ahkinyala Cobb-Abdullah, Ph.D., are the proud parents of a son, Mikaili, and a daughter, Sefiyetu, who both are graduat
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