Savannah State University Announces New Interim Lawyer President Cynthia Robinson Alexander

President Kimberly Ballard-Washington, also a lawyer, announced this week that she would be stepping down as president of Georgia’s oldest historically black public university. In her resignation letter, Ballard-Washington noted personal issues that have prevented her from achieving the goals she set out for herself. Prior to her appointment as president, she had served for two years as interim president.

Effective July 1, 2023, attorney Cynthia Robinson Alexander will serve the University as interim president. Alexander is currently the University System of Georgia’s Associate Vice Chancellor for Finance. Among her responsibilities in this role is leading the Board of Regents management of all alternative financing transactions. According to one release, “Since joining USG in 2009, she has worked closely with institutional presidents, chief business officers, foundations, university system leadership as well as external stakeholders to provide needed support for facilities while prioritizing affordability for students.”

Cynthia Robinson Alexander earned a JD from Boston University School of Law. She also holds a Masters degree in City and Regional Planning from the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University.

May it Please the Campus Review Published by ABA

Special thanks to Jacksonville University College of Law founding Dean Nicholas Allard whose review of May it Please the Campus: Lawyers Leading Higher Education, was published in the ABA State and Local Government Law Section eNews this month. See,

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Lawyer and Executive Christy Brown Named President of Alverno College

Christy Brown will become the ninth president of Alverno College in July 2023.

Brown currently serves as CEO for Girl Scouts of Wisconsin Southeast (GSWISE), a position she has held since 2012. Prior to joining GSWISE, she worked in higher education having served as Vice Chancellor, Finance and Administrative Affairs, at University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee from 2007 to 2012 and as Executive Vice President and General Counsel at Milwaukee Area Technical College from 2002 to 2007.

Prior to her work in the higher education sectors, Brown was Vice President, South East Region and Corporate Counsel, for Lutheran Social Services of Wisconsin and Upper Michigan from 1997 to 2002, and she worked in private practice with Michael Best & Friedrich from 1994 to 1997.

In announcing Brown’s appointment, Katherine M. Hudson, Chair of the College Board of Trustees commented, “She is a dynamic, inspirational and transformational leader with more than two decades of results advancing organizational mission, vision and values while achieving unprecedented operational outcomes.”

Brown earned a J.D. and MA in Humanities with a focus on African American History and Women’s Studies from Duke University (joint-degree program).