

Dr. Kwesi E. Aggrey, has been named Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs effective January 2. Reporting directly to the chancellor, Aggrey is the university’s chief academic officer. He oversees NCCU’s academic programs, and provides leadership for deans, department chairs and faculty.
Aggrey’s experience includes over twenty years of senior professional and leadership roles in educational administration. Most recently, he served as vice chancellor for academic affairs at Indiana University – Northwest where he led efforts to establish the College of Health and Human Services and oversaw budget realignment within the Academic Affairs unit.
Prior, Aggrey served as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania and vice provost for technology, academic budget and personnel services at Ramapo College in New Jersey.
A native of Ghana, West Africa, Aggrey holds a doctorate in analytical chemistry from the University of Hawaii and a bachelor of science in chemistry from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Ghana.
He is married to Deborah Hamlin-Aggrey. He has three children, Angela, Gerald and Brian.