#JSUFaculty: Jackson State University announces the appointment of Preselfannie E. Whitfield McDaniels, Ph.D., as interim provost and vice president for Academic Affairs, and Carlos D. Wilson, Ph.D., as interim dean of the Division of Graduate Studies. McDaniels previously served as dean of the Division of Graduate Studies and is a professor of English in the College of Liberal Arts. A member of the JSU faculty since 1999, she has chaired an academic department, led major accreditation initiatives and secured competitive funding from the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and the National Science Foundation via the Council of Graduate Schools. Wilson previously served as associate dean of Graduate Studies and brings more than 15 years of academic and administrative experience to his new role. A three-time JSU graduate, he earned his bachelor’s degree in 2004, a master’s degree in 2006 and a Ph.D. in Urban Higher Education in 2012. He is a tenured associate professor of Interdisciplinary Stud...