Bonita Brown

Bonita Brown is an American lawyer and academic administrator who served as the interim president of Northern Kentucky University in 2023.

Bonita Brown
President of Northern Kentucky University
Interim
In office
January 2023 – October 2023
Preceded byAshish Vaidya
Succeeded byCady Short-Thompson
Personal details
Children2
Alma materWake Forest University

Life

Brown earned a B.A. from Wake Forest University and J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law.[1]

Brown was an assistant attorney at the Winston-Salem State University.[1] She was later general counsel of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts.[2] She served as the chief of staff at the University of North Texas.[1] Brown was the vice chancellor and chief of staff at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.[1] She served as the director of the higher education practice at Education Trust in Washington, D.C..[2] She later worked for the nonprofit, Achieving the Dream, as its vice president for network engagement.[2]

Brown joined Northern Kentucky University (NKU) in May 2019 as its vice president and chief strategy officer.[3] Following Ashish Vaidya's departure in 2022, she was selected as the interim president of NKU in January 2023.[2] Cady Short-Thompson succeeded Brown in October 2023.[4]

Personal life

Brown is married to Wesley Brown.[2] They have a son and daughter.[2]

References
  1. Kyaw, Arrman (2023-01-20). "Bonita Brown Appointed Interim President of Northern Kentucky University". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  2. "Bonita Brown Selected As NKU Interim President". www.nku.edu. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  3. Mitchell, Madeline (January 18, 2023). "'It's not an easy job.' NKU board of regents appoints Bonita Brown to interim president". The Enquirer. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
  4. Nguyen, Mildred; Sisk, Emily (September 13, 2023). "NKU announces Cady Short-Thompson as seventh president". The Northerner. Retrieved 2023-09-23.
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