Berenecea Eanes
President of California State University, Los Angeles
Incoming
Assumed office
January 8, 2024
Preceded byLeroy Morishita (interim)
President of York College, City University of New York
Assumed office
June 1, 2020
Interim: September 2, 2019 – May 31, 2020
Preceded byMarcia V. Keizs
Personal details
Alma materDillard University
Boston University
Clark Atlanta University

Berenecea Johnson Eanes is an American social worker and academic administrator serving as the president of York College, City University of New York since 2019. She is the incoming president of California State University, Los Angeles.

Life

Eanes earned a B.S. in public health from Dillard University in 1988.[1] She completed a M.S.W. from Boston University in 1991.[1] In 2000, she earned a Ph.D. in social work from Clark Atlanta University.[1] Her dissertation was titled, An Analysis of Attitudes towards Marriage among African American Male College Students: A Test of Four Perspectives.[1]

Eanes was vice president for student affairs at John Jay College of Criminal Justice from 2006 to 2012.[2] From 2012 to 2019, she later served as the vice president for student affairs at California State University, Fullerton.[3] On September 2, 2019, Eanes was appointed interim president of York College, City University of New York.[3] She was named president on June 1, 2020.[2][4] In September 2023, she was named the incoming president of California State University, Los Angeles.[5] She assumes the role on January 8, 2024, succeeding interim Leroy Morishita.[5] She is the first female president of the university.[5][6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Berenecea Johnson Eanes, Ph.D. CV" (PDF). www.york.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  2. 1 2 "Berenecea Johnson Eanes". AASCU. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  3. 1 2 "VP Eanes to Leave a Rich, Student-Centered Legacy". CSUF News. 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  4. ↑ Elfman, Lois (July 2023). "Eanes Leads York College into the Future". Women in Higher Education. 32 (7): 8–15. doi:10.1002/whe.21296. ISSN 1060-8303. S2CID 260015716.
  5. 1 2 3 "Berenecea Eanes named first woman president of Cal State LA". Daily News. 2023-09-13. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
  6. ↑ Hudson, Walter (2023-09-13). "Dr. Berenecea Johnson Eanes Appointed President of California State University, Los Angeles". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-10-14.
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