Dr. Jerome Offord Jr., associate university librarian and chief diversity officer for the Harvard Library and 1993 Lincoln University graduate, will deliver the keynote address at Lincoln’s 2025 Founders’ Day Convocation on Jan. 16, 2025.
Offord enhances Harvard library’s diversity initiatives and collaborates develops strategies for change through the library’s workforce, services, collections and spaces.
At Lincoln Offord served in several senior positions over eight years. He began as dean of library services and archives, later serving as interim provost, chief of staff to the president and dean of administration and student affairs.