In Black America

In Black America Podcast: UT’s First African American Vice President

February 5, 2013 9:58 am by: John Hanson

Dr. James L. Hill served as Senior Vice President for Community and School Relations from 2000 to 2007. His duties included the general management of the Hogg Foundation for Mental Health, the University Interscholastic League, Neighborhood Longhorns, Community and School Relations, University Outreach programs, and Pre-college Youth Development. Hill became the University of Texas at Austin first African American vice president. President Robert Berdahl appointed him to associate vice president for administration and public affairs in 1993. He went on to become vice president for community and school relations in 2000, a position he retired from in 2007. Hill served five years as the Southwest Regional Director for the Educational Testing Services. While there he supervised testing, measurement, evaluation, and research to public school and higher education personnel in a five state area: Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and New Mexico....
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