Dr. Michael J. Sorrell is the longest-serving President in the 153-year history of Paul Quinn College. During his 19 years of leadership, Paul Quinn has become nationally celebrated for its ability to find innovative ways of addressing the needs of today’s students and their communities. Included among Paul Quinn’s numerous accomplishments during President Sorrell’s tenure are the following: improving graduation rates by more than 30%; reducing the average student loan debt by $30,0000; building the first new buildings on campus in 50 years; creating the Urban Work College Model; partnering with Dallas Independent School District and KIPP Charter Schools to open two secondary schools on the PQC campus; winning the HBCU of the Year, HBCU Student Government Association of the Year, and HBCU Business Program of the Year awards; demolishing 16 campus buildings; partnering with PepsiCo to transform the football field into the WE over Me Farm; achieving full-accreditation from the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools (TRACS); creating the College’s first faculty-led study abroad program; and rewriting all institutional fundraising records.
