Dr. Morgan L. Russell is a 2013 graduate of South Carolina State University where she

obtained a Bachelor of Science in Psychology. In June of 2015 Morgan received a

Master of Science in Higher Education from Walden University and in June of 2019 Morgan received a Doctorate of Education Degree in Higher Education Leadership from

Maryville University, St. Louis, MI. Dr. Russell was formerly the Director of Testing, Compliance & Disability Services and the Student Success Center at Hampton University where

she was the youngest Department Director within the Administrative Services and Student

Affairs division and as the Manager of Disability Services at Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, VA.  She is currently the Dean for Student Equity & Inclusion and Director of the Student Center for Equity & Inclusion at University of Richmond.

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She served as the University liaison while at Hampton University for the City of Hampton Mayor’s Committee for People with Disabilities and was appointed by the Hampton City Council to serve on the Board of Directors for the Hampton-Newport News Community Services Board in

Virginia. She is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated and active with

the Lambda Omega Chapter of Newport News, VA. She is also a member of the

Southern Association for College Student Affairs (SACSA) and the National Association

for Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP).