Belinda C. Anderson

Belinda Childress Anderson (born June 21, 1954) is an American academic administrator who served as the 11th president of the Virginia Union University from 2003 to 2008. She is its first female president. Anderson was later dean of the Norfolk State University college of liberal arts and a professor of history and interdisciplinary studies.

Early life and education Anderson was born June 21, 1954, in Roanoke, Virginia. She graduated from Germantown High School. She earned a B.S. in history and social science and a master's degree in history from Radford University. Anderson's doctoral advisors were Don G. Creamer and Lawrence H. Cross. In 2003, she returned to VUU as its interim president following the resignation of Bernard W. Franklin. She was inaugurated as the 11th president on April 15, 2005. In 2012, Anderson returned to NSU as its dean of the college of liberal arts. In 2018, she was a professor of history and interdisciplinary studies at NSU.