Claflin President Set to Retire Next Year

Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, the president of Claflin University (SC) —the oldest historically Black college or university in South Carolina—has announced that he will step down from his post next year. Tisdale, who was selected as president of the private liberal arts university in 1994 during the school’s 125th anniversary, will be one of the longest-serving HBCU presidents in recent history when he retires after 25 years on the job.