James T. Minor
James T. Minor | |
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Minor in 2022 | |
| 10th Chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville | |
| Assumed office 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Randall Pembrook |
| Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Postsecondary Education in the U.S. Department of Education | |
| In office 2014–2016 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Detroit, Michigan |
| Occupation(s) | Sociologist Academic Administrator |
| Years active | 2004–present |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Thesis | Making sense of success: Leadership attributes and practices of successful university presidents (2001) |
| Doctoral advisor | Clifton F. Conrad |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Education and Sociology |
| Institutions | |
James T. Minor is an American academic administrator and sociologist. He currently serves as the Chancellor of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. He took office on March 1, 2022. Minor was appointed Assistant Vice Chancellor and Senior Strategist in the Office of the Chancellor at the California State University in September 2016. He was appointed by the Obama Administration to serve as the Deputy Assistant Secretary in the Office of Postsecondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education from 2014 to 2016.