The Stillman College Board of Trustees selected Dr. Yolanda W. Page as the institution’s eighth president at its May 4 meeting.Page currently serves as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Savannah State University and will begin her tenure at Stillman on July 1.

She will succeed Dr. Cynthia Warrick, who has served as president at Stillman since 2017. Warrick announced her retirement in the fall of 2022.

Page has more than 30 years of higher education experience in a variety of faculty and leadership roles. Prior to her post at Savannah State, she served as vice president in the Division of Academic Affairs and professor of English at Dillard University, where she earned a bachelor’s degree.

Page has received numerous awards, including the Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) Chief Academic Officer Award (2020). Additionally, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education recognized her as one of 25 outstanding women in higher education (2017). She has completed leadership development programs with the American Council on Education, CIC, and the Millennial Leadership Institute.

“I’m excited about the opportunity to lead Stillman College, and I thank the board of trustees for its confidence in me to lead this storied institution,” Page said.

Page said Stillman’s institutional profile – a close-knit, private HBCU – mirrors her undergraduate experience as a first-generation college student and attracted her to pursue the presidency at Stillman.

“I knew Stillman would be the right place to make the type of impact I’ve strived to make in my career and, ultimately, I’d like to continue to make as a president [at Stillman],” she said. “That impact is grounded in student, faculty, and staff success and providing each of those groups with the tools and the access to resources that will allow them to grow and achieve what they feel are their missions in life.”

Page holds bachelor’s degrees in English and business management from Dillard and both a master’s degree and doctor of philosophy in American and African American literature from Louisiana State University.

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Middle-school and high-school students in Birmingham City Schools will have an opportunity this summer to earn college credit and attend summer camps at the historic Miles College, thanks to a new partnership approved recently by the Birmingham Board of Education.

The school district is funding all registration and fees for its students to attend Summer Bear’s Den programs at Miles. The programs will focus on academics and will give students exposure to a college campus.

Dr. Mark Sullivan, superintendent of Birmingham City Schools, described the Miles College partnership as part of a robust lineup of summer programs available to Birmingham City Schools students.

“This opportunity will benefit our scholars on so many levels,” Sullivan said. “We are offering academic experiences beyond the typical classroom. We welcome this new partnership with Miles, an institution with a rich history when it comes to preparing leaders.”

Dr. Tonya Perry, Miles College vice provost, developed the programs in consultation with Birmingham City Schools. Options include math, reading and writing camps for middle-schoolers and today several high school students started dual enrollment courses in English.

The programs are designed not just to teach students, but to inspire them and motivate them to continue to learn and achieve, Miles officials said. Part of the middle-school camp, for example, includes an e-gaming component. Miles College Provost Dr. Jarralynne Agee, said e-gaming can help keep students engaged in learning about technology and other academics.

Board of Education members said they are pleased with the new partnership with Miles College.