Notable Faculty
- Dr. Betty Shabazz, wife of Malcolm X, taught at Medgar Evers College beginning in 1976 and later headed the College's Office of Institutional Advancement and Public Relations until her death in 1997. In 2003, a bust of Dr. Betty Shabazz was created and placed on permanent display in the Bedford Building.
- George Irish, renowned Montserratian academic, community leader and activist.
- Former Congressman Major Owens, faculty member in the Department of Public Administration.
- Roger Green, former New York State Assemblymember, faculty member in the Department of Public Administration.
- The late John Oliver Killens taught at the College before his death in 1987, and founded the National Black Writers Conference.
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