Morehouse College names Michigan public health dean as next president
- Morehouse College has appointed Dr. Bowman as its 13th president, effective July 15, 2025, succeeding President David A. Thomas, who will step down in June 2025.
- Dr. Bowman is a 1992 graduate of Morehouse and currently serves as the dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, where he increased research funding to over $100 million annually.
- Dr. Bowman expressed his excitement, stating, 'Returning to Morehouse as its 13th president is the honor of a lifetime.'
- Willie Woods, chairman of the Morehouse College Board of Trustees, described Dr. Bowman as a 'visionary' with a strong commitment to academic excellence.
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Dr. F. DuBois Bowman Named 13th President Of Morehouse
Source: Photo courtesy of the University of Michigan School of Public Health Congratulations are in order for public health leader, Dr. F. DuBois Bowman. On Tuesday (May 13), Morehouse named the renowned biostatistician the 13th president of the Atlanta-based HBCU. Dr. Bowman will assume the role on July 15, succeeding President David A. Thomas, who began his tenure in 2018. Dr. Bowman’s career story Dr. Bowman, a distinguished authority in the …
F. DuBois Bowman Appointed President of Morehouse College
Morehouse College has appointed F. DuBois Bowman, the current dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health, as its new president, effective July 15, 2025. Bowman, a 1992 Morehouse alumnus, will succeed David Thomas, who has led the institution since 2018. The post F. DuBois Bowman Appointed President of Morehouse College appeared first on African American News and Issues.

Morehouse College names Michigan public health dean as next president
ATLANTA — Morehouse College trustees have named a University of Michigan public health researcher as the next president of the all-male historically Black school.
Morehouse announces public health trailblazer as new president - SaportaReport
Dr. F. DuBois Bowman, a nationally respected biostatistician and public health scholar, has been appointed the 13th president of Morehouse College. Bowman is dean of the University of Michigan School of Public Health and holds the Roderick J. Little Collegiate Professorship of Biostatistics, and is widely recognized for creating interdisciplinary approaches that center innovation, service, and inclusion.A 1992 graduate of Morehouse, he will begi…
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