Chapter 2: Brief Biography of Melvin c. Terrell

Dr. Melvin Cleveland Terrell earned his BSEd Degree (1971) in History and Secondary Education from Chicago State University and his MEd (1974) in College Student Personnel from Loyola University (Chicago). Dr. Terrell is a life member of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Incorporated and was the chair of the Education Committee in Toledo, OH from 1986 to 1988. He received his PhD in Higher Education Administration and Black Studies from Southern Illinois University–Carbondale (1978) and he has continued postdoctoral studies at Harvard University and the University of Virginia. Dr. Terrell initiated his career in higher education, first at Kennedy-King College, then at Eastern New Mexico University, Chicago State University, the University of Arkansas at Monticello, University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh, University of Toledo, and finally at Northeastern Illinois University.