Jeff Barber (born January 12, 1958) is an American college athletics administrator, currently the athletic director at

Charleston Southern University Charleston Southern University (CSU) is a private Baptist university in North Charleston, South Carolina. It is affiliated with the South Carolina Baptist Convention ( Southern Baptist Convention). History Charleston Southern University was ch ...

. He was previously the athletic director at

Liberty University Liberty University (LU) is a private Baptist university in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Conservatives of Virginia (Southern Baptist Convention). Founded in 1971 by Jerry Falwell Sr. and Elmer L. Towns, Liberty i ...

from 2006 to 2016. During his tenure at Liberty, Barber oversaw extensive growth in the Flames' athletic program, including the building of new venues for the school's

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and

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programs. He also made the decision to eliminate Liberty's wrestling program in 2011, in order to bring the university in compliance with federal

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regulations. However, after several years of attempts, he was unable to secure Liberty an invitation to move up to a

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conference, after several years of school president Jerry Falwell Jr. publicly stating Liberty's wish to reclassify. Barber resigned from his position at Liberty on November 17, 2016. Before his time at Liberty, Barber was an assistant athletic director at

East Carolina University East Carolina University (ECU) is a public university, public research university in Greenville, North Carolina. It is the fourth largest university in North Carolina. Founded on March 8, 1907, as a Normal school, teacher training school, East ...

from 1987 to 1991, an associate athletic director at

Furman University Furman University is a private liberal arts university in Greenville, South Carolina. Founded in 1826 and named for the clergyman Richard Furman, Furman University is the oldest private institution of higher learning in South Carolina. It became ...

from 1991 to 1996, and an associate athletic director at the University of South Carolina from 1996 to 2006. He graduated from

with a bachelor's degree in 1981. He was named athletic director at

on May 17, 2018.

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Charleston Southern biography
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barber, Jeff 1958 births Living people Charleston Southern Buccaneers athletic directors Liberty Flames and Lady Flames athletic directors East Carolina University alumni Montreal Expos executives Sportspeople from Greenville, North Carolina