Lorraine Branham

Lorraine Branham
Born
Lorraine Elizabeth Green

(1952-12-07)December 7, 1952[1]
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedApril 2, 2019(2019-04-02) (aged 66)[2][3]
Fayetteville, New York, U.S.
OccupationDean of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
SpouseMel Williams
Academic background
Alma materTemple University
Stanford University
InfluencesEd Bradley[1]
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Austin
Syracuse University

Lorraine Elizabeth Branham (December 7, 1952 – April 2, 2019) was an American newspaper editor and the Dean of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University.[1] She was considered one of the most important African American academics in journalism and was well known for her mentoring of young journalists.[4][5][6][7]

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  3. ^ "Lorraine Branham Obituary (2019)". Syracuse Post Standard. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
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  5. ^ Darnell, Casey; Stern, Gabe; Muller, Jordan; Rose, Kennedy (2 April 2019). "Newhouse School Dean Lorraine Branham dies of cancer". The Daily Orange. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  6. ^ Allen, Jo; Gavle, Erin; Mason, Lawrence (3 April 2019). "Students, alum remember Newhouse dean's remarkable legacy". The NewsHouse. Retrieved 7 February 2021.
  7. ^ Berry, Karin D. (3 April 2019). "Lorraine Branham showed me that a black woman could succeed in journalism". Andscape. Retrieved 7 February 2021.