Lincoln University of Missouri campus in spring.

Office of the President

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Dr. Stevie Lawrence II, Acting President

Dr. Stevie Lawrence II is currently serving as Acting President of Lincoln University while Dr. John Moseley is on leave.
Dr. Lawrence joined Lincoln University as Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs on July 1, 2023. Prior to this role, he served the Southern Regional Education Board as vice president for postsecondary education, where he led the board’s postsecondary programs and developed initiatives to support postsecondary state offices and institutions.

Lawrence also was the founding dean of the University College at Fort Valley State University in Georgia. In this position, he worked on innovative strategies that increased student retention, persistence and graduation. In addition, he has academic experience from the University of North Carolina System Office, Shaw University, Virginia Union University and Halifax Community College. Lawrence is a 2022-23 American Council on Education (A.C.E.) fellow, a 2020-21 American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) Millennium Leadership Initiative (MLI) protégé, and a member of the Higher Education Leadership Foundation (H.E.L.F.).

Lawrence holds a Doctor of Philosophy in urban higher education from Jackson State University, a Master of Public Administration from North Carolina Central University and a Bachelor of Arts from North Carolina A&T State University.