Dr. TaJuan R. Wilson is a 15-year education administrator, faculty member, and a 2004 Bearden High School graduate.
Dr. Wilson earned a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Communications (2007), a Master of Public Administration with an emphasis in Government Management (2009), a Master of Science in Leadership and Human Resources Development (2023), and a Doctorate of Education with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration (2015).
Additionally, he has completed post-graduate work at Stanford University, Harvard University, Cornell University, Yale University, and Vanderbilt University Law School.
As a first-generation college graduate and federal TRIO programs alumnus, he has devoted his career to empowering historically underrepresented populations.
Dr. Wilson serves as a Managing Director for the Diversified Search Group, specifically Storbeck Search, where he directs client engagement across all phases of the search process and serves in a consultative role to clients regarding strategic hiring decisions and organizational development.
Dr. Wilson served as the inaugural Associate Vice President for Inclusive Excellence and Chief Diversity Officer at Georgia Southern University. He is the former Special Assistant for External Relations and Associate Vice President for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and Chief Diversity Officer at the University of Iowa. Dr. Wilson also formerly served as an Assistant Professor and the Executive Director of Student Programs and Student Diversity at the Medical University of South Carolina; the Executive Director of TRIO Programs and Multicultural Student Retention, and the Interim Executive Director for Multicultural Programs at Missouri State University; the Director of GEAR-UP Wyoming; and as the Assistant Director of the Upward Bound program at Southern Arkansas University.
Dr. Wilson has been honored with the following awards: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Humanitarian Award from the Black History Intercollegiate Consortium (Charleston, SC), Federal TRIO Programs Hall of Fame (Ouachita Baptist University), “20 Under 30” Young Professionals (417 Magazine), “40 Under 40” Young Professionals (Springfield Business Journal), and “20 Under 40” (Statesboro Herald). Additionally, he received the Lindenwood University 2021 Young Alumni Award.
He is a member of NASPA, the National TRIO Alumni Association, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, the American Political Science Association, the NAACP, and the American Society for Public Administration. In addition, he is a Certified Diversity Executive and a graduate of the Educational Opportunity Association's Emerging Leaders Institute.
In his free time, Dr. Wilson enjoys spending time with his family, traveling, volunteering, fishing, live music, mentoring young professionals, and exploring arts and culture.