North Carolina A&T Chancellor
Appointed to Top Post at ACE
A&T Provost named new president of Norfolk State University
WASHINGTON
In a move that higher education officials say is a good one, Dr. James C. Renick, chancellor of North Carolina A&T State University in Greensboro, has been appointed senior vice president for programs and research at the American Council on Education effective June 1.
“It’s a very welcomed appointment because ACE has always been open to diversity ideas and had a diverse staff, but for a while there appeared to be a glass ceiling for minorities in the highest levels,” says Dr. Sara E. Melendez, former executive director of Independent Sector, in reaction to Renick’s appointment. Melendez and Dr. Reginald Wilson, who founded ACE’s Office of Minority Affairs, now the Center for Advancement of Racial and Ethnic Equity (CAREE), are credited with being the architects of one of the most successful minority affairs organizations in the history of higher education associations.
As senior vice president for programs and research (formerly programs and analysis), Renick will be responsible for working with senior program staff to develop an integrated, visionary and focused program agenda for ACE that reflects the council’s strategic priorities as it works to respond to the changing demands on campus leaders.
Recognized for his success in a number of areas including access and opportunity, Renick will provide strategic leadership in the areas of diversity and access; leadership and institutional effectiveness; international initiatives; and lifelong learning, according to ACE.
