Ben Vinson III | |
|---|---|
| 18th President of Howard University | |
| Assumed office September 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Wayne A.I. Frederick |
| Personal details | |
| Education | Dartmouth College (BA) Columbia University (PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Latin American history Black history |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Bearing arms for his Majesty: The free-colored militia in colonial Mexico (1998) |
| Doctoral advisor | Herbert S. Klein |
Ben Vinson III is an American historian, currently serving as the 18th president of Howard University since September 2023. He served as provost of Case Western Reserve University from 2018 to 2023 and as dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at George Washington University from 2013 to 2018.