{"id":1890,"date":"2022-06-24T14:22:27","date_gmt":"2022-06-24T18:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/?page_id=1890"},"modified":"2023-04-13T16:36:37","modified_gmt":"2023-04-13T20:36:37","slug":"presidents-corner-dated","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/presidents-corner-dated\/","title":{"rendered":"President&#8217;s Corner-dated"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1890\" class=\"elementor elementor-1890\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-50d1962 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"50d1962\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;,&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ae9806c\" data-id=\"ae9806c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6ae1018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6ae1018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/presidents-corner\/\">President's Corner| OFFICE OF THE 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PRESIDENT<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-has-children menu-item-1949\"><a aria-expanded=\"false\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\">ABOUT THE OFFICE<\/a>\n<ul class=\"sub-menu elementor-nav-menu--dropdown\">\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1950\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/history\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">History of the Office<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-1951\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/staff\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">Office of the President Staff<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-2798\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/presidents-corner\/official-photos\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\">Official Photos<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item 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menu-item-2798\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/presidents-corner\/official-photos\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Official Photos<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4245\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/presidential-appearance-request\/\" class=\"elementor-sub-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">Presidential Appearance Request<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3864\"><a href=\"https:\/\/issuu.com\/hampton_university\/docs\/2024-25_hampton_university_philanthropy_report?fr=xKAE9_zMzMw\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">FUNDRAISING REPORT<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-3838\"><a href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/annual-reports\/\" class=\"elementor-item menu-link\" tabindex=\"-1\">ANNUAL REPORT<\/a><\/li>\n<li 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Williams, became Hampton University&#8217;s 13th president on July 1, 2022.<br \/>President Williams and his wife Mrs. Myra Richardson Williams, are 1983 graduates of Hampton.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ee9e6c0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ee9e6c0\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1344123\" data-id=\"1344123\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ba0ec25 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"ba0ec25\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6fb244 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f6fb244\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ae48668 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ae48668\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-40e9272\" data-id=\"40e9272\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70539c8 elementor-align-right elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-tablet-align-right elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"70539c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/biography\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">About President Williams<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c3268b\" data-id=\"8c3268b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0ce69f elementor-align-left elementor-tablet-align-left elementor-mobile-align-justify elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f0ce69f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/home.hamptonu.edu\/gateways\/presidents-corner-new\/messages-announcements\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Messages &amp; 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