AAMU Announces New Provost

Seasoned Administrator to Fill Coveted Post
Huntsville, Ala. ---- Alabama A&M University has concluded a national search to fill the coveted position of Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs. After a review of dozens of qualified applicants, interviews of several finalists via the Zoom platform, and inviting four of those candidates to campus, the University elected to select an internal candidate, Dr. John D. Jones, the current Associate Vice President and Dean of Graduate Studies.
Dr. Jones is a seasoned higher education administrator with over 25 years of experience at private and public Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). Having served in executive administration positions—to include executive director, associate vice president, associate provost and provost at