Phylicia Rashad Becomes Dean Of Howard University's Fine Arts College

The Cosby Show fame Phylicia Rashad has now been appointed as the Dean of Howard University's fine arts college. This college is newly re-established.

“It is an honor to welcome one of Howard’s acclaimed daughters back home to Alma Mater,” said Provost Anthony K. Wutoh said in a statement. “In this full-circle moment, Ms. Phylicia Rashad will take the training and skills that she honed as a student at Howard and exuded in an outstanding performing career."

Anthony k added that Rashad's passion for the arts and student success makes her a perfect fit for the role.

Howard University conducted a nation-wide search before appointing Phylicia Rashad

The Howard University had conducted a nation-wide search before appointing Phylicia Rashad for the role. She will start her duties as the dean from July 1, and will report to Provost Anthony K. Wutoh.

In a recent interview with Variety, Phylicia Rashad had said that she had never imagined herself as a dean. She expressed her gratitude when she came to know about the university's decision, and said that she was very honoured indeed.

Rashad was earlier serving the university as a guest lecturer and adjunct faculty member. She has been a teacher to Hollywood actors Susan Kelechi-Watson and the late Chadwick Boseman.

The American actor said that she had started teaching at the university at the invitation of Al Freeman Jr, who was a former chair of the department of theater. She recalled that he was a friend, and that they had worked together in a soap opera. She said that when Freeman was teaching at Howard, she was busy filming for The Cosby Show in New York.

Rashad then said that her students taught her a lot. She added they taught her a more than all the teaching she did for them.