James A. Colston

Biography

James A. Colston (1910–1982) was a high school principal and served as president of several colleges in the United States. He served as president of Bethune-Cookman University 1942–46; Georgia State College (now Savannah State University) 1947–51; and Knoxville College 1951–65. He became the first African American to serve as president of a college in the state of New York and was among the first to lead a predominantly white college when he was named president of the Bronx Community College in 1966.

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