New Howard University President Selected

Ben Vinson III has been chosen as the next president of Howard University.
Vinson is currently the provost at Case Western Reserve University and an expert on the African diaspora.
The announcement follows a yearlong search to find a successor for retiring president Wayne Frederick.
Vinson is expected to help Howard continue its recent progress and join the ranks of top research universities.
Howard faces challenges like maintaining funding from Congress and addressing gender imbalance in undergraduates.