Melissa L. Gilliam

Melissa Gilliam
11th President of Boston University
Incumbent
Assumed office
July 1, 2024
Preceded byKenneth W. Freeman (acting)
Personal details
Born
Melissa Lynn Gilliam

Washington, D.C., U.S.
RelativesDorothy Butler Gilliam (mother)
Sam Gilliam (father)
Leah Gilliam (sister)
EducationYale University (BA)
University of Oxford (MA)
Harvard University (MD)
University of Illinois, Chicago (MPH)

Melissa Lynn Gilliam is an American pediatric and adolescent gynecologist. She is the first black woman to serve as provost of Ohio State University, having previously served as a Professor of Health Justice at the University of Chicago. On the 4th of October 2023, she was announced as the incoming president of Boston University.[1]

On July 1, 2024 Gilliam started her post as president of Boston University.[2]

  1. ^ "Melissa L. Gilliam to lead Boston University". Melissa L. Gilliam to lead Boston University. Retrieved 2024-01-20.
  2. ^ "A Conversation: Boston University President Melissa L. Gilliam on First Impressions, Challenges, and Ambitions". Boston University. July 2024. Retrieved 2024-07-01.