AAMU Alum and Former Staffer Returns in Executive Role
May 13, 2022
Distinguished Career as a Higher Ed Administrator
Huntsville, Ala. ---- After a national search and selection process, and review of
almost 50 applicants, AAMU has named Dr. Braque Talley as its next Vice-President
for Student Affairs. A native of Starkville, Mississippi, Dr. Braque Talley has developed
a distinguished career as a higher education administrator and educator. Currently,
he serves as Vice-Chancellor of Enrollment Management and Student Success at the University
of Arkansas – Pine Bluff (UAPB), where he also teaches graduate courses in Educational
Leadership. As Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Talley was responsible for reversing a four-year
downward enrollment trend and launched efforts that led to all-time University highs
for graduation and retention rates.
Before joining UAPB, he served at his undergraduate alma mater, Rust College, as Vice
President of Enrollment Management. While Talley served in this capacity, Rust College
achieved increases in overall student enrollment and retention, and his team garnered
more than $1 million in grants and other gifts to undergird student support initiatives.
Moreover, he was responsible for enrolling the two largest first-year classes in the
college’s history. Previously, Dr. Talley served as a Coordinator of Marketing and
Recruitment at Alabama A&M University after serving as a graduate research assistant
and recruiter, during which graduate enrollment at AAMU also reached the highest levels
since 2005.
Dr. Talley graduated Cum Laude from Rust College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in
English. He earned the Master of Urban and Regional Planning (MURP) degree from Alabama
A&M University and the Doctorate of Philosophy from Jackson State University in Higher
Education. He has completed professional development programs at Johns Hopkins University,
Clark Atlanta University and the University of South Florida. Dr. Talley also is a
graduate of the Executive Leadership Institute (ELI) and the Higher Education Leadership
Foundation (HELF).
Dr. Talley is active in several professional, civic, and social organizations, and
he has delivered over 25 presentations and lectures at conferences and professional
meetings. He has received recognition from the Starkville Daily News (“Top 40, Under
40); HBCU Grow; Mississippi Business Journal (“State of MS-Top 50, Under 40”), SCM
(“Humanitarian of the Year”), and Rust College (“Top 10, Under 10”). Dr. Talley’s
research areas of interest are HBCUs, Higher Education Sustainability, Student Motivation,
and Student Engagement. He partnered with The Princeton Review to author “The Ultimate
Guide to HBCUs.”
Braque is married to Dr. Brittney Tate-Talley, a physical therapist specializing in
geriatric care. They have two children, Bridynn (12) and Braque “B.J.” Talley, Jr.
(1). Dr. Talley will officially rejoin the AAMU family on June 13, 2022.
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