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Kofi Lomotey, Ph.D. is a Senior Fellow at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. He is the former President of Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, GA. He was previously at Medgar Evers College of The City University of New York, where he was the Senior Vice President and Provost. Earlier, he was in the College of Education at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, LA where he served on the faculty and in the Department of Education Administration and Foundations as the University’s first African American Chair. Prior to the LSU appointment, Dr. Lomotey was on the faculty in the Graduate School of Education at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Lomotey is the editor, co-editor or author of seven books and has published numerous articles and book chapters. He is the editor of the journal, Urban Education, and is the Secretary/Treasurer of the Council of Independent Black Institutions ("CIBI"), an umbrella organization for independent African-centered schools. Dr. Lomotey holds a B.A. degree from Oberlin College in Economics, a M.Ed. degree from Cleveland State University in Elementary Curriculum, and obtained his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from Stanford University in Elementary & Secondary Educational Administration and Policy Analysis. He has traveled extensively in Europe, Asia and Africa and regularly leads educational and cultural tours to West Africa.
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