Division of Enrollment Management & Student Success
Meet the Senior Vice President
Dr. Kara Turner is Morgan State University’s inaugural Vice President for Enrollment Management and Student Success, appointed on July 1, 2016, and promoted to Senior Vice President in July 2023. She provides strategic leadership to the University’s enrollment management efforts, overseeing seven student services offices: Undergraduate Recruitment, Admissions Operations, Financial Aid, Student Success and Retention, the Center for Academic Success and Achievement, the Registrar, and the Bear Essentials One Stop Student Services Center. Under her leadership, numerous enhancements to student services have been implemented, over $4 million in external grants to support student success have been awarded, and the University has experienced historic increases in enrollment, retention rates, and graduation rates.
Dr. Turner has worked at Morgan since 2002. Before her appointment as Vice President, she held various administrative positions, including Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Associate Provost at Morgan, and Assistant to the Dean of Liberal Arts and Education and Assistant Professor of History at Virginia State University. Dr. Turner earned her B.A. in Political Science and Africana Studies from Rutgers University and her M.A. and Ph.D. in American History from Duke University. Her research specialty is African American civil rights and educational history. She has authored several publications, including book chapters, peer-reviewed journal articles, book reviews, and encyclopedia entries. She has also given numerous scholarly and public presentations at national conferences, schools, universities, and community venues.
Dr. Turner has extensive experience in Academic Affairs and Enrollment Management and is committed to ensuring that students from all socioeconomic backgrounds and levels of academic preparedness have the opportunity to obtain a college degree.
Contact Information
Division of Enrollment Management and Student Success
Tyler Hall, Suite 305
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, Maryland 21251
P: 443.885.3126
F: 443.885.8283
E: emass@morgan.edu
Contact Information
Division of Enrollment Management and Student Success
Tyler Hall, Suite 305
1700 E. Cold Spring Lane
Baltimore, Maryland 21251
P: 443.885.3126
F: 443.885.8283
E: emass@morgan.edu