Yolanda W. Page, Ph.D serves as the eighth president of Stillman College, West Alabama’s only four-year HBCU, a position she has held since July 2023. With over 30 years of higher education experience, Dr. Page brings transformational leadership to the institution.
Under her guidance, Stillman has achieved remarkable growth, including increases in enrollment and fundraising, enhanced student retention, and designation as a National Center of Academic Excellence in Cyber Defense. Dr. Page has forged strategic partnerships with organizations including Google, the United Way of West Alabama, Getty Images, and SodexoMagic, while introducing innovative programs like AI certification for students and the first-ever charter school hosted by an Alabama HBCU. She has also facilitated partnerships with Visit Tuscaloosa to host the HBCUAC Basketball Championship Tournament, the United Way of West Alabama to host a Jumpstart Program in West Tuscaloosa, and with the Alabama Department of Labor for the first-ever Putting Alabama to Work job fair in West Tuscaloosa.
Her distinguished career includes service as Provost at Savannah State University, where she led a major budget reduction process and facilitated the university’s participation in the Georgia Film Academy Consortium. At Dillard University, where she served as Vice President of Academic Affairs for nine years, she secured over $40 million in grants, supervised the development of the university’s first master’s degree program, and led successful accreditation processes.
Dr. Page holds a Ph.D. in English Literature from Louisiana State University and actively serves on multiple boards, including the UNCF Board of Directors, the Association of Presbyterian Colleges and Universities, the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority, the United Way of West Alabama, and the West Alabama Chamber of Commerce.
Dr. Page is married to David D. Page and is the proud mother of two children, William and Brooke. She is an active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., and Jack and Jill of America.
