GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Clifton R. Wharton, Jr., Michigan State University’s first Black president, has died. He was 98 ...

Wharton guided the opening of 2 colleges and held a 'steadfast commitment to creating a ‘pluralistic university,' said MSU ...

He was the first African American to become president of a large white university, C.E.O. of a major corporation and deputy ...

EAST LANSING — Clifton Wharton Jr., a former Michigan State University president whose name and memory are tied to MSU's ...

Clifton R. Wharton Jr., former Michigan State University president and pioneer, is dead at the age of 98, the school said.

Clifton R. Wharton Jr., the first Black President at Michigan State University and philanthropic figure, has died at age 98.

Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr, MSU’s first Black president and a community leader and pioneer, has died at the age of 98. During ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Clifton R. Wharton Jr., former Michigan State University president and all-around pioneer, has passed ...

Clifton R. Wharton Jr., the first Black president of Michigan State University, has died at 98. He served from 1970 to 1978 ...

Former Michigan State University President Clifton Wharton Jr. has died. Wharton led the school between 1970-78, making him ...

Michigan State University's former president, Dr. Clifton Wharton Jr., has passed away. He was 98. The school has confirmed the news of his demise.

Clifton R. Wharton Jr., who shattered racial barriers in a multifaceted career in education, international development and business, serving as the first Black president of a major, predominantly ...