Article: 50 Making a Difference profile: JoAnn W. Haysbert, Ed.D., Langston University, President

When Dr. JoAnn W. Haysbert was appointed president of Langston University in August 2005, she became the first African-American female president of a higher education institution in Oklahoma.

Haysbert has more than 30 years of experience in academia as an instructor and administrator. She became Langston University's 15th president after working 25 years at Hampton University in Hampton, Va. During her time at Hampton, she served in several key positions, including acting president, provost, assistant provost, professor and coordinator of graduate programs in education, dean of freshman studies, assistant vice president for academic affairs, director of summer sessions, and director of the ...

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