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 Dr. Donald R. Cole
Assistant Provost & Assistant to the Chancellor for Multicultural Affairs;
Associate Professor of Mathematics;
dcole@olemiss.edu
662.915.1713
Dr. Donald R. Cole is an administrator and faculty member at the University of Mississippi. In his capacities as Assistant Provost and Assistant to the Chancellor for Multicultural Affairs and Associate Professor of Mathematics, Dr. Cole plays an active leadership role in policy making, teaching, research, and diversification at the University.
He attended high school in Jackson, Mississippi, and holds a Ph.D. in Mathematics from the University of Mississippi, M.A degrees from both the State University of New York and the University of Michigan and a Bachelor Degree from Tougaloo College.
Believing that education is the "great equalizer" and the central feature in the prevailing endurance of mankind, Dr. Cole is stern advocate for education, particularly for minority students. He devotes his time and energy to projects and causes that promotes the schooling, teaching, training and guidance opportunities of our children - particularly towards advanced degrees.
Dr. Cole is originally from Jackson, Mississippi where he was a member of the St. Matthews M.B. Church. During his travels, he has been an active member of Holy Tabernacle Church of God in Christ, (Fort Worth, Texas) and Prayer Temple Church of God in Christ (Tallahassee, Florida). ,He is currently an active Member of the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church (Rev. Eric Wilson) in Oxford, Mississippi serving as a Church Trustee, Sunday School Superintendent and Director of Christian Education. He is a firm believer that "With God All Things Are Possible" and he yields his life to the direction of the Holy Spirit. His wife, Marcia, is a minister of the Gospel and they have three children, Donald II (19), Mariah (16) and William (15).
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