Dr. Tisdale graduated magna cum laude from Claflin University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics (1965). At Temple University, he was awarded a Master of Education degree in Mathematics (1967) then a Master of Arts degree in Mathematics from Dartmouth College (1975). This was followed by a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mathematics from Dartmouth College (1978). He received Honorary Doctorate degrees from South Carolina State University (2004) and Hofstra University (2009)./nFrom 1987 to 1994, Dr. Tisdale served as the Senior Vice President and Chief Academic Officer at Delaware State University in Dover, Delaware./nFrom 1986 to 1987, he served as Assistant Academic Dean for Administration, Planning and Information Management at Delaware State University. /nIn 1985, he was selected by the American Council on Education Center for Leadership Development in Washington, D.C., to serve as an ACE Fellow in Academic Administration. Dr. Tisdale served a full academic year in a mentor/internship relationship with Dr. E.A. Trabant, president of the University of Delaware in Newark, Delaware.
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>> I'm Henry N. Tisdale, the president of Claflin University. Well my job is one of leading one of the historically black colleges and universities, Claflin University, and as president it's about of course articulating the mission, the values, the aspirations of a great university. It is also about storytelling, telling the wonderful story of an institution that was founded 145 years ago for the primary purpose of educating African-Americans, and of course all presidents today are involved in fundraising and that is much of what I do in bringing resources to the university and but of course before you do fundraising you must do "friendraising" so it's always out working with alumni, the board of trustees, our external constituents, trying to bring them into a closer relationship with the university. It is also about articulating a vision and direction for the university so I'm also the leader of strategic planning for our institution and we believe-- , I believe that any institution if it's going to be successful there must be a vision, a shared vision and so much work is done in bringing on board not only the students, faculty, and staff, but also the alumni and the board of trustees onto a shared vision and as president it is expected that I will put in place the management and leadership team to carry out the work of the university so that is much that is done in terms of leadership development and succession planning throughout the institution. I represent the face and I, you know, represent the ideals and aspirations throughout and I enjoy on a daily basis what I do as the leader of Claflin University.
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