Clark Atlanta University

A new president has been chosen to lead Clark Atlanta University.

School officials said in a statement that the dean of Texas Southern University's business school, Ronald A. Johnson, has been elected president by the university's board of trustees and will begin in his new role July 1.

Clark Atlanta officials say Johnson earned a degree in economics and an MBA from Adelphia University, and earned a masters and Ph.D. in economics from Stanford University.

Officials say Johnson replaces Carlton E. Brown who is retiring June 30.

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