Carlton E. Brown is an American retired academic administrator, educator, and university president. He was the third president of Clark Atlanta University in Atlanta, Georgia, a position served from August 1, 2008, until July 1, 2015. He also served as president of Savannah State University, from July 1, 1997, until December 31, 2006.^[2]

Brown studied English (with an emphasis in American Studies) at the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts graduating in 1971.^[1] He then returned to the University of Massachusetts for doctoral study. He completed his doctoral studies in 1979, earning the Ed.D. in Multicultural Education (emphases in educational change and organizational development).^[1]

Brown is married to T. LaVerne Ricks-Brown, a former teacher and a 1972 graduate of Hampton University. They have two children.^[1]

According to a DNA analysis, his ancestry comes from the Yoruba people and Fulani people of Nigeria.^[3]

After completing his undergraduate education, Brown worked as a high school teacher and counselor for three years.^[1] While pursuing his doctoral degree, he served as a Program Planning Specialist and as a Program Development Specialist for the National Alternative Schools Program.^[1]

From 1979 until 1987 Brown served on the faculty of the School of Education of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.^[1] In 1987, Dr. Brown was hired by Hampton University as the Dean of the School of Education. He engineered the creation of the School of Liberal Arts and Education at Hampton in 1990.^[1] In 1996, Brown was promoted to vice president for Planning and Dean of the Graduate College at Hampton.^[1]

• Hall, Clyde W (1991). One Hundred Years of Educating at Savannah State College, 1890-1990. East Peoria, Illinois: Versa Press.