About Johnnetta
Born in Jacksonville, Florida in 1936, Johnnetta Cole is an anthropologist and educator who served as the first African-American female president of Spelman College from 1987 to 1997. She previously taught anthropology at several universities including UCLA, Washington State University, University of Massachusetts, and Hunter College. After her tenure at Spelman, Cole taught at Emory University before becoming president of Bennett College for Women from 2002 to 2007. She directed the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of African Art from 2009 to 2017.
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Expert / AcademicBusiness Leader / ExecutiveAfrican And African American StudiesAnthropologyDiversity And InclusionLatin American And Caribbean StudiesWomen'S Studies
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- First African-American female president of Spelman College
- Director of the National Museum of African Art at the Smithsonian Institution
- President of Bennett College for Women
- Anthropology education and teaching
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