Edison O. Jackson (born October 1, 1942) was the sixth president of
Bethune-Cookman University. Previously, he was president of
Medgar Evers College from 1989 to 2009.
In 2013, Jackson was appointed president of
Bethune-Cookman University. He resigned amidst turmoil on July 11, 2017.
Jackson was born in
Heathsville, Virginia
Heathsville is a census-designated place (CDP) in and the county seat of Northumberland County, Virginia, United States. Heathsville is the easternmost county of the Northern Neck of Virginia, which was the birthplace of three of the first five Pr ...
.
Jackson received a Bachelor of Science degree in Zoology (1965), and a Master of Arts degree in Counseling from
Howard University
Howard University (Howard) is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. It is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity" and accredited by the Middle States Commissi ...
(1968), and a Doctorate in Education from
Rutgers University
Rutgers University (; RU), officially Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is a Public university, public land-grant research university consisting of four campuses in New Jersey. Chartered in 1766, Rutgers was originally called Queen's ...
(1983) with academic emphasis on the philosophy, function, role and administration of urban educational institutions.
Jackson is also a member of
Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.
Notes and references
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Living people
Presidents of campuses of City University of New York
Howard University alumni
Rutgers University alumni
University of the District of Columbia faculty
Bethune–Cookman University people
People from Northumberland County, Virginia