Rev. Dr. Forrest Elliott Harris, Sr., is the 10th president of American Baptist College (ABC), assuming leadership in 1999. With tenure placing him among the longest-serving leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), he has fostered numerous new programs and initiatives focused on social justice advocacy and educational innovation. Dr. Harris is internationally recognized as a progressive scholar and theological educator renowned for bridging academic theology with justice activism. Under his leadership, ABC was recognized as an HBCU by the U.S. Department of Education. Dr. Harris also hosts the radio program “Plumbline” on SiriusXM Channel 142-HBCU and has authored several influential books. He holds faculty appointments at Vanderbilt University and directs the Kelly Miller Smith Institute on Black Church Studies.