John Brooks Slaughter
- Professor of Education and Engineering
- USC Rossier School of Education
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Expertise Summary
Expert in higher education and leadership
Expertise
- higher education leadership
- diversity and inclusion in higher education
- underrepresented minorities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics
- access and affordability
Additional Information
- Former president, Occidental College
- Former chancellor, University of Maryland
- First African American to head the National Science Foundation
- Member, National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
- Member, Hall of Fame of the American Society for Engineering Education
- Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, and Tau Beta Pi Honorary Engineering Society
- Founding editor, Computers & Electrical Engineering
- Recipient, NAE Arthur M. Bueche Award (2004)
- Recipient, Martin Luther King, Jr. National Award (1997)
- Recipient, UCLA Medal of Excellence (1989)
- Recipient, first U.S. Black Engineer of the Year award (1987)
- Recipient, NSF Distinguished Service Award (1979)
- Recipient, UCLA Distinguished Alumnus of the Year (1978)
- Holds honorary degrees from more than 25 institutions