Dr. Makola M. Abdullah waves to the audience as Virginia State University Rector Harry Black introduces him last Friday as the university’s new president. With him, from left, are son Mikaili, daughter Sefiyetu, and his wife, Dr. Ahkinyala Cobb-Abdullah.
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New VSU president shares vision, receives support at official introduction
Brimming with confidence and eager to get started, the new president of Virginia State University is promising to first listen to students, faculty and staff and then roll out a “strategic vision that will be bold and purposefully challenging.” Among other things, Dr. Makola M. Abdullah wants VSU to be known for providing “a quality education,” to invest in specialty academic areas that would make the university more attractive while continuing to be “an opportunity university” for students who might not be admitted elsewhere.
