Marvalene Hughes

Marvalene Hughes (born 1947) is an American educator, administrator, and writer. She served as the president of Dillard University from 2005 to 2011. From 1994 to 2005, she was the president of California State University, Stanislaus where she also was a professor in the psychology department.

Hughes earned a PhD in counseling and administration from Florida State University. Her MS, in counseling and administration, and her BS in English and history, are both from Tuskegee University. She also received an Honorary Doctorate from Brown University.

Hughes has held positions at Florida A&M University, Eckerd College, and San Diego State University. She was associate vice president for student affairs at Arizona State University and vice president of student affairs at the University of Toledo. At the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, she served as vice provost for academic affairs and vice president for student affairs.

According to an article in Ebony, Ms. Hughes has a husband and three grown up children.