Michael J. Sorrell is the 34th President of Paul Quinn College. Under his leadership, the school has become one of the most innovative small colleges in America and is rapidly becoming a model for urban higher education by focusing on academic rigor, experiential learning, and entrepreneurship.

The Washington Monthly recently named President Sorrell one of America’s 10 Most Innovative College Presidents.  Additionally, he has been awarded the 2012 HBCU Male President of the Year by HBCU Digest; the Excellence in Education Distinguished Alumni Award from his high school, St. Ignatius College Prep in Chicago, Illinois and the A. Kenneth Pye Award for Excellence in Education from the Alumni Association of Duke University’s School of Law.