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Tony Award-winning actor and director Phylicia Rashad will become dean of the College of Fine Arts at Howard University, her alma mater.
Rashad, who played Claire Huxtable on “The Cosby Show,” will become the historically Black D.C. college’s dean on July 1, Howard officials announced Wednesday. Download our NBC Washington app for iOS or Android to get alerts for local breaking news and weather.
“In this full circle moment, Ms. Phylicia Rashad will take the training and skills that she honed as a student at Howard and exuded in an outstanding performing career, and she will share those pearls of wisdom with the next generation of students in the College of Fine Arts, Provost Anthony Wutoh said in a statement.
Howard University has announced the appointment of Phylicia Rashad as dean of the recently reestablished College of Fine Arts, effective July 1, 2021. In this role, she will report to Provost Anthony K. Wutoh. An alumna of Howard University, Rashad graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor’s in fine arts.