Norfolk State University has announced the appointment of Dr. Isiah Marshall, Jr. as the Dean of the Ethelyn R. Strong School of Social Work. Since 2016, Dr. Marshall has been an Associate Professor and Associate Dean for the School Social Work at Jackson State University. Prior to JSU, he was the founding Director of the Master of Social Work Program at Daemen College in Amherst, NY. He currently serves as a Commissioner for the Commission on Accreditation with the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE). Dr. Marshall earned his B.A from Texas Southern University, his Master of Social Work (MSW) and Ph.D. in Sociology from Howard University. He will begin his appointment on June 1, 2022.