MARIA ARVELO LUMPKIN has been appointed interim president of Saint Augustine’s University (SAU) in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the youngest person to lead the school in its 153-year history. Currently chief operating officer at SAU, Lumpkin holds a bachelor’s degree from SAU, a master’s degree in urban studies from Old Dominion University and a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy from Clark Atlanta University.
