Joseph Johnson, Grambling State University’s third president and beloved figure credited with the rise of the school’s academic, athletic and cultural brands, died on Jan. 2. Regarded among the greatest HBCU presidents of all-time, Johnson led Grambling through a golden age of growth and achievement, spurred by his role in securing a judicial consent decree in 1981 between the university, the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Louisiana to rectify decades of chronic underfunding and support from the state legislature. That agreement, which some officials estimated helped the university to receive more than $300 million in capital and programmatic funding, developed Grambling has a reputable workforce development hub for black professionals in healthcare and education, among other fields.
Grambling State ‘Architect’ Joseph Johnson Dies
Grambling State ‘Architect’ Joseph Johnson…
Grambling State ‘Architect’ Joseph Johnson Dies
Joseph Johnson, Grambling State University’s third president and beloved figure credited with the rise of the school’s academic, athletic and cultural brands, died on Jan. 2. Regarded among the greatest HBCU presidents of all-time, Johnson led Grambling through a golden age of growth and achievement, spurred by his role in securing a judicial consent decree in 1981 between the university, the U.S. Department of Justice and the State of Louisiana to rectify decades of chronic underfunding and support from the state legislature. That agreement, which some officials estimated helped the university to receive more than $300 million in capital and programmatic funding, developed Grambling has a reputable workforce development hub for black professionals in healthcare and education, among other fields.