Office of the President

Meet President Anthony L. Jenkins

Anthony L. Jenkins became the eighth President of Coppin State University (CSU) on May 26, 2020. Under his leadership, the university has expanded its academic portfolio, experienced record enrollment growth, elevated its national brand, generated hundreds of millions in capital projects, and achieved record-breaking milestone in fundraising, student retention, graduation rates, corporate partnerships, endowment growth, and alumni engagement. 

President Jenkins serves on the Board of Directors for the Federal Reserve Bank of Baltimore; the Hippodrome Foundation; and the Greater Baltimore Committee. Governor Wes Moore appointed President Jenkins to the Equitech Growth Commission, and the American Council on Education tapped him to serve on their network of Presidents and Chancellors for Military Learners. President Jenkins has been honored by over 20 civic organizations and universities for his scholarship and leadership on social change and community engagement, in addition, he has appeared on more than 20 national and local media outlets discussing important higher education issues. 

President Jenkins has also been inducted into 11 prestigious academic honors, business, and leadership societies. He was listed as a 2025 Most Innovative Leader in Higher Education, the Baltimore Business Journal listed him a Power 10 CEO, and in their “Faces to Watch,” the Baltimore Sun listed him among the Top 25 Marylanders To Watch, and the Maryland Daily Record named him to their “Power List” in Higher Education, while also selecting him as a two-time recipient of the Maryland Daily Record Influential Marylander award. 

President Jenkins is a United States Army veteran who began his path to the presidency as a first-generation college graduate of Fayetteville State University. He earned a master’s degree from North Carolina Central University and a doctorate from Virginia Tech. President Jenkins is the first graduate in the history of Virginia Tech’s Educational Leadership and Policy Studies doctoral program to become a college or university president.

President Jenkins is married to his college sweetheart, Toinette Jenkins, who proudly serves as First Lady of Coppin State University. They have two daughters, Ashley and Alicia.