In this episode, Diverse host David Pluviose sits down with Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, the president of Texas Southern University and one of Diverse’s 2023 top 25 leading women in the world of academia to be recognized during Women’s History Month.
Tune in as Crumpton-Young speaks to her storied journey through higher education, from being the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from the Texas A&M University College of Engineering to answering the call to help transform lives in higher education.
Crumpton-Young also discusses her comprehensive, multi-faceted approach to getting underrepresented students successfully through post-secondary education, promoting and supporting diverse students in STEM fields, and competing for Research-1 status at HBCUs.
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“I believe being a president in higher education is all about transforming the lives of others.”
“It's clear that without HBCUs, there would be no diverse STEM workforce.”
