Lorraine Branham

Lorraine Branham
Born
Lorraine Elizabeth Green

(1952-12-07)December 7, 1952
DiedApril 2, 2019(2019-04-02) (aged 66)
OccupationDean of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University
SpouseMel Williams
Academic background
Alma materTemple University
Stanford University
InfluencesEd Bradley
Academic work
InstitutionsUniversity of Texas at Austin
Syracuse University

Lorraine Elizabeth Branham (December 7, 1952 April 2, 2019) was an American newspaper editor and the Dean of the S. I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She was considered one of the most important African American academics in journalism and was well known for her mentoring of young journalists.