George C. Bradley, Ph.D.

Dr. George C. Bradley is the fourteenth president of Paine College in Augusta, Georgia.  He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Early Childhood Education with a minor in Mathematics from South Carolina State University.  He also earned a master’s degree in Mathematics Education from South Carolina State University and a doctorate in Higher Education with a cognate in Statistical Research and Evaluation from Iowa State University.  He has also studied at Harvard through the Institute for Educational Management.

Prior to his current post, he served as the Executive Vice President of Claflin University.  In the absence of the President, he was the acting chief executive officer of the University.  During his tenure at Claflin University, he served as the interim Vice President for Academic Affairs and interim Vice President for Fiscal Affairs.  His work with Claflin University’s legislative agenda led to over $15 million in legislative appropriations.   

As well as an academic administrator, Dr. Bradley is a scholar of the people.  He co-founded the South Carolina Institute for Research in Education (SCIRE).  The research produced by this institute on the disparities in achievement between African American and white students has been a source of interest for government agencies, educational entities, and local communities.  He is a regular contributor to the periodic publication entitled the State of Black South Carolina published by the Columbia Urban League.  He has published and presented extensively in the areas of statistical analysis, program development, and interdisciplinary transfer of knowledge.  He has worked with institutions and organizations across the United States as well as in South America, the Caribbean Islands, and the continent of Africa. 

Dr. Bradley is active in a variety of civic and social organizations that include Alpha Phi Alpha, Inc., Sigma Pi Phi Boulé, and Rotary International.  He contributes to the greater community as a member of several boards including the Augusta Metro Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and the Columbia Urban League.   Dr. Bradley is married to Dr. Tina Marshall-Bradley and they have two children: Curtis is a 2006 graduate of Morgan State University with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture and Environmental Design, and Nia is a senior majoring in Computer Engineering and minoring in Japanese at Howard University.