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Dr. Wayne Frederick on Serving as President of Howard University, Transformational Leadership, and Making Progress in the Black Community


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From pulling Howard University and its hospital out of a financial deficit, to increasing graduation rates, and attracting highly sought after faculty, University President Dr. Wayne Frederick decided to retire in September 2023 after a decade of service. In this episode Dr. Frederick explains his strategy for leading the University through a storm, building buy-in along the way, managing corporate interest that faded after 2020 and how the Black community can harness and profit from its collective power.

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Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick was the 17th president of Howard University and is currently the President Emeritus of Howard University and the distinguished Charles R. Drew Professor of Surgery at the Howard University College of Medicine. He is also a practicing cancer surgeon at Howard University Hospital, where he continues to consult patients and perform surgeries. Dr. Frederick is a true son of Howard, matriculating to the University at age 16 as a B.S./M.D. dual degree student. He completed both degrees within six years, earning his Bachelor of Science and medical degrees by age 22.

Following his post-doctoral research and surgical oncology fellowships at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Dr. Frederick began his academic career as associate director of the Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut. He would later earn a Master of Business Administration from the Howard University School of Business in 2011.

Today, he continues to operate and lecture second-year medical students and surgical residents of Howard University School of Medicine. In June 2023, the University’s Board of Trustees unanimously approved the naming of the Wayne A. I. Frederick Undergraduate Library in honor of his years of service. He retired as president on September 1, 2023.
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