Corey Wiggins, a Hazlehurst native and federal co-chair of the Delta Regional Authority, will be the next president of Tougaloo College effective July 1.  He will be the 15th president in the school’s 157-year-history, succeeding Donzell Lee.  Tougaloo’s Board of Trustees appointed Wigg ins as president Friday after a yearlong national search. Wiggins “is a visionary leader whose commitment to academic excellence, student success and institutional integrity aligns deeply with the historic mission of Tougaloo College,” board chair Blondean Y. Davis said in a news release. The board “is confident that Dr. Wiggins possesses the leadership, experience and passion necessary to guide Tougaloo into its next chapter of growth and impact.” In his current role, Wiggins oversees an independent federal agency that supports economic development across 255 counties and parishes in eight states throughout the Mississippi Delta and Alabama Black Belt.  Wiggins graduated from Alcorn State University with a B.S, in biology. He has also held faculty appointments at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson State University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where he taught courses on health policy, strategic management and the social determinants of health. ...read more read less