James A. Anderson (academic)

James Alan Anderson is the chancellor of Fayetteville State University (beginning 2008 ), where he is also professor of psychology .^[1]

Biography

Anderson was raised in Washington, D.C. He received an undergraduate degree in psychology from Villanova University in 1970, and earned a doctoral degree in psychology from Cornell University in 1980.

Career

• Chairman of the Department of Psychology 1976–1983, Xavier University of Louisiana, New Orleans
• Professor of Psychology 1983–1992 Indiana University of Pennsylvania
• Vice Provost for Undergraduate Affairs 1992–2003, North Carolina State University
• Vice President and Associate Provost for Institutional Assessment and Diversity 2003–2005, Texas A&M University
• Vice President for Student Success and Vice Provost for Institutional Assessment and Diversity 2005–2008, University at Albany, SUNY
• Chancellor and Professor of Psychology 2008–, Fayetteville State University

Books

• The Unfinished Agenda: Brown v. Board of Education (2004)
• Driving Change through Diversity and Globalization-Transformative Leadership in the Academy (2007)

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