Howard Emery Wright

Howard Emery Wright (1908–1988) was an African-American social psychologist and educator. He served as President of Allen University, in the U.S. Office of Education, and as Director of the Division of Social Sciences at The Hampton Institute. He studied attitudinal testing.

Early life

Wright was born in 1908 in Philadelphia to William and Evelyn Wright. He attended elementary school in Washington D.C. He received a PhD in psychology at Ohio State University in 1946. In Washington, D.C. wright became regional director of Community Action Programs for the Office of Opportunity, and branch chief of a division of the U.S. Office of Education. He was dean at Maryland State College in 1967. In 1972, Wright became the Director of the Division of Social Sciences at The Hampton Institute.

Membership Wright was a board member of the Home for Dependent Children, Child Guidance Clinic, Advisory committee to Civil rights, and Vice president of Victory Savings Bank.