# Gregory Fowler > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gregory_Fowler > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Gregory_Fowler.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Fowler > Source revision: 1350902074 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American academic administrator}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = Gregory Fowler at the 27th International Business Leadership awards (52764323638).jpg | alt = Gregory Fowler at the 27th International Business Leadership awards | title = 6th President of [University of Maryland Global Campus](/source/University_of_Maryland_Global_Campus) | predecessor = [Javier Miyares](/source/Javier_Miyares) | successor = | term_start = January 4, 2021 | term_end = | office1 = President of the
[Southern New Hampshire University](/source/Southern_New_Hampshire_University)
Global Campus | term_start1 = September 2018 | term_end1 = January 4, 2021 | education = [Morehouse College](/source/Morehouse_College) ([BA](/source/Bachelor_of_Arts))
[George Mason University](/source/George_Mason_University) ([MA](/source/Master_of_Arts))
[University at Buffalo](/source/University_at_Buffalo) ([PhD](/source/PhD))
[Western Governors University](/source/Western_Governors_University) ([MBA](/source/MBA)) | website = | birth_place = | occupation = Academic administrator }} '''Gregory W. Fowler''' is an American academic administrator serving as president of the [University of Maryland Global Campus](/source/University_of_Maryland_Global_Campus). He was previously president of [Southern New Hampshire University](/source/Southern_New_Hampshire_University)'s Global Campus. == Early life and education == Fowler was raised in [Albany, Georgia](/source/Albany%2C_Georgia), with seven siblings. His mother was a secondary schoolteacher, and several other family members were ministers.{{Cite web|last=Ludwig|first=Bob|date=December 12, 2020|title=Greg Fowler named president of University of Maryland Global Campus|url=https://www.albanyherald.com/news/greg-fowler-named-president-of-university-of-maryland-global-campus/article_6a2beaaa-3ca6-11eb-9782-7bf518fb94ad.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 5, 2021|website=Albany Herald|language=en}} After graduating from [Morehouse College](/source/Morehouse_College), Fowler was an outreach specialist and media affairs specialist at the [National Endowment for the Humanities](/source/National_Endowment_for_the_Humanities) for four years. During this time, he completed a master's degree in English at [George Mason University](/source/George_Mason_University). He worked as a lecturer and assistant professor of literature and American studies at [Penn State Erie, The Behrend College](/source/Penn_State_Erie%2C_The_Behrend_College), while earning a Ph.D. in English and American studies, completing his dissertation on Mark Twain and Generation X at the [University at Buffalo](/source/University_at_Buffalo). Fowler also completed a Master of Business Administration at [Western Governors University](/source/Western_Governors_University) in Utah and higher education and executive leadership programs at [Harvard University](/source/Harvard_University). He was a Charles A. Dana Scholar at [Duke University](/source/Duke_University) and received two [Fulbright awards](/source/Fulbright_Program): in 2002 to [Berlin](/source/Berlin), Germany, and in 2006 to Belgium and Germany.{{Cite web|last=Watson|first=Tiffany|date=2020-12-09|title=Dr. Gregory Fowler becomes next President of University of Maryland Global Campus|url=https://foxbaltimore.com/news/local/dr-gregory-fowler-becomes-next-president-of-university-of-maryland-global-campus|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2021-01-06|website=WBFF}} == Career == Fowler was associate [provost](/source/provost_(education)) and dean of liberal arts at Western Governors University. He served as chief academic officer and vice president for academic affairs at [Hesser College](/source/Hesser_College) in [New Hampshire](/source/New_Hampshire). For nine years, Fowler worked at [Southern New Hampshire University](/source/Southern_New_Hampshire_University) in different roles, including chief academic officer and vice president of academic affairs. He was promoted to president of its global campus in September 2018. On January 4, 2021, Fowler succeeded [Javier Miyares](/source/Javier_Miyares) as president of the [University of Maryland Global Campus](/source/University_of_Maryland_Global_Campus).{{Cite web|last=Robertson|first=Thomas|date=January 3, 2021|title=Gregory Fowler to take over as president of University of Maryland Global Campus|url=https://wtop.com/maryland/2021/01/gregory-fowler-to-take-over-as-president-of-university-of-maryland-global-campus/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=January 5, 2021|website=WTOP|language=en}} He is the institution's first non-interim [African American](/source/African_American) president.{{Cite news|last=Anderson|first=Nick|date=January 3, 2020|title=Online education leader to take over University of Maryland Global Campus|newspaper=Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/umgc-president-gregory-fowler/2021/01/03/8c0bc1ac-4617-11eb-975c-d17b8815a66d_story.html|access-date=January 4, 2021}} == References == {{reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Fowler, Gregory}} Category:Living people Category:Year of birth missing (living people) Category:Place of birth missing (living people) Category:People from Albany, Georgia Category:Morehouse College alumni Category:George Mason University alumni Category:Western Governors University alumni Category:Southern New Hampshire University faculty Category:Presidents of the University of Maryland Global Campus Category:African-American academic administrators Category:University at Buffalo alumni Category:21st-century African-American academics Category:21st-century American academics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Gregory Fowler](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Fowler) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Fowler?action=history)). 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