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Gary B. Crosby, Ph.D.
Saint Elizabeth University President
Dr. Gary B. Crosby is the eighth president of Saint Elizabeth University (SEU), having
assumed that role on July 1, 2021. He is the first African American and first male
president in the University's history.
Recognized for his student-centered, mission-oriented and transformational leadership,
Dr. Crosby brings more than 20 years of innovative and progressive experience, and
leadership, serving in administrative positions at Alabama Agriculture and Mechanical
University (AAMU) in Huntsville, Ala., and at Jackson State University in Jackson,
Miss.
Dr. Crosby has published and presented numerous articles, reports, and technical papers
on higher education and community engagement. He has received awards and honors commending
him for service and leadership to higher education.
A native of Hattiesburg, Miss., Dr. Crosby holds a bachelor's degree in criminal justice
from The University of Southern Mississippi. He also holds a master's degree in political
science and a doctorate in urban and regional planning from Jackson State University.
In addition, he is a 2019-2020 American Council on Education (ACE) fellow at Rutgers
University-Newark, holds a certificate in Educational Management from Harvard University
and is a 2016 Protégé of the Millennium Initiative of the American Association of
State Colleges and Universities (AASCU).
Dr. Crosby and his wife, Larissia, are the parents of two daughters, Julia and Elise.