The Skanner News - University of Portland Appoints Its First Black President
In a history-making announcement, the University of Portland (UP) has appointed its 21st president. Robert Kelly, PhD, most recently vice president, special assistant, and clinical professor at Loyola University in Baltimore, Maryland, becomes the first lay president and African American to lead UP in its 121-year history. Board of Regents Chair, Thomas Arndorfer, introduced Kelly to the university community during an outdoor announcement event today in front of the campus’s Chapel of Christ the Teacher.