John Williams Jr. (university president)
John I. Williams, Jr. | |
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| Education | Amherst College, BA, Harvard University, JD/MBA |
| Employer | Celeritas Center for Intercultural Equity |
| Known for | Former president, Muhlenberg College |
| Board member of | Amherst College, Kent School |
| Spouse | Tree |
John I. Williams Jr. is the former and 12th president of Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. He was the first African American to be named president of a Lutheran college.
Williams currently serves as co-founder and president of the Celeritas Center for Intercultural Equity, a Boston-based nonprofit organization dedicated to improving educational and career opportunities and equity for Black, Latinx, and other underrepresented minority students.