Phylicia Rashad Named Dean At Howard University s College Of Fine Arts Share Phylicia Rashad Named Dean At Howard University s College Of Fine Arts
The award winning actress and director said she looks forward to returning to her alma mater.
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Phylicia Rashad, best known for her role as Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show, can now add university dean to her list of career accomplishments.
The Washington Post, the school announced Wednesday the multi-award winning actress and director will be dean of her alma mater Howard University’s College of Fine Arts.
Years before Rashad began her acting career, she was a theater acting major at Howard and graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor’s Degree in fine arts in 1970.
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An award-winning actress who played a doctor on a sitcom that spent five consecutive seasons as television s number-one rated show has been appointed as dean of Howard University s College of Fine Arts. Actress, Phylicia Rashad is now a Dean at the very university she graduated from in 1970, CNN reports.
Brimming with enthusiasm for her new role, Rashad issued a statement saying, It is a privilege to serve in this capacity and to work with the Howard University administration, faculty and students in reestablishing the College of Fine Arts.
Phylicia Rashad is going back to college, but this time she ll be in a leadership role.
Howard University announced Wednesday that the 72-year-old Cosby Show star would be joining the the university as the dean of its College of Fine Arts.
It s a homecoming for the actress, who graduated magna cum laude from Howard with a bachelor s degree in fine arts in 1970.
New role: Phylicia Rashad, 72, will become the dean of Howard University s College of Fine Arts, the HBCU announced on Wednesday; seen in 2018 in NYC
Rashad is set to begin her role as the dean starting on July 1, according to the university.
Phylicia Rashad named new dean of Howard College of Fine Arts
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WASHINGTON (AP) Famed actor Phylicia Rashad is returning to her alma mater as the new dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts.
The longtime performer, who rose to cultural prominence as Clair Huxtable on The Cosby Show, graduated magna cum laude from Howard with a bachelor s degree in fine arts in 1970. Rashad is a five-time Emmy nominee and Tony Award winner, and holds honorary doctorates from Brown University and Spelman College, among others.
Provost Anthony K. Wutoh called the appointment a full circle moment and said in a statement that Rashad s passion for the arts and student success makes her a perfect fit for this role.
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WASHINGTON Famed actor Phylicia Rashad is returning to her alma mater as the new dean of the Howard University College of Fine Arts.
The longtime performer and Tony Award winner, who role to cultural prominence as Clair Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” graduated magna cum laude from Howard with a bachelor’s degree in fine arts in 1970.
Provost Anthony K. Wutoh called the appointment a “full circle moment” and said in a statement that Rashad’s “passion for the arts and student success makes her a perfect fit for this role.”
Rashad’s return to campus represents a reemergence of the fine arts college; the College of Fine Arts was merged into the College of Arts and Sciences in the late 90s. Rashad, in a statement, said it was a “privilege” to play a role in “reestablishing the College of Fine Arts.”