Dr. Edward Hill
Dr. Edward Louis Hill Jr. serves as Vice President of Strategic Initiative and Associate Provost at Talladega College. He has previously served as the Dean of the College of Education and Associate Professor of Educational Leadership at Texas A&M University-Central Texas and Fort Valley State University.
An accomplished administrator, scholar, and teacher, Dr. Edward Hill brings to the provostship a deep-rooted commitment to academic excellence, student success, access and inclusion, and a keen awareness of how to create effective cross-divisional collaborations between academic affairs and student affairs that will positively impact the lives of students and change society. He has developed and executed a five-year strategic plan that focused on: Quality and Distinctiveness of Student Success, Academic Reputation, Flagship Programs and Community Outreach, and Technology for 21st-Century University. Dr. Hill has a long administrative career in both K-12 and higher education. During his career, he has served as an administrator in both public and private universities, overseeing professional programs and liberal arts in environments serving undergraduates, graduates, and traditional and non-traditional students. He has worked with active-duty military and veteran students. He has previously served as coordinator of a Troops to Teachers Initiative.
Dr. Hill’s proven strategies for increasing academic achievement for African American males have been featured in the 2008 Publication State of Black South Carolina. Hill has served as chair of several state and national committees that have examined and identified effective strategies and best practices for increasing male student enrollment and retention at minority-serving institutions.
Dr. Hill is a servant leader committed to serving the community. Dr. Hill has been an active member of numerous organizations including Rotary Club, Toastmasters, local Chamber of Commerce and Community Development Corporations, Boys and Girls Club, and is the founder of the school-based fatherhood engagement initiative D.A.D.S. (Developing a Demonstrating Society). He serves as the Director of Community Outreach and Education Chair within his chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Incorporated.
Bio source: Grand Valley State University
