(heraldsun.com) GREENSBORO, N.C. — Economist and author Julianne Malveaux was named the new president of Bennett College on Monday, taking over the private women’s school amid a $50 million fundraising campaign.

The college’s Board of Trustees chose Malveaux to replace Johnnetta Cole, who has led the historically black university since 2002. Malveaux will take over June 1.

“I am honored to have been chosen to lead an institution that will continue to educate and celebrate African American women at our best,” Malveaux said in a written statement.

Malveaux, a writer and syndicated columnist, has hosted talk radio programs in Washington, New York and her native San Francisco. She serves on the boards of several organizations, including the Economic Policy Institute and Women Building for the Future.

Malveaux earned a doctorate in economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and received a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics from Boston College. (more…)