PRESS RELEASE: Charlotte Hislop named new CAO at SSU

23 June 2019

Southern States University has welcomed a new Chief Academic Officer to its Academic Success team.

Charlotte Hislop, MBA PhD

SSU’s academic team is excited to welcome Dr. Charlotte Hislop in the position of Chief Academic Officer (CAO). Dr. Charlotte Hislop began her educational career in 1996 when she joined the team of Allied Business Schools, Inc. Her impact was immediately felt as she applied her knowledge to grow Allied from a small real estate pre-licensure academy to an organization that offered other vocational training programs, a WASC-accredited four-year high school, and a University that serviced the needs of the U.S. Military and veterans. From March 2010 until 2015 Dr. Hislop directed the operations of Allied American University. She successfully drove University operations to profitability, improved persistence and retention metrics, earned national accreditation from the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC), gained entrance into the Federal Student Aid program (Title IV), managed governing board activities, and achieved WSCUC regional accreditation candidacy status. After leaving Allied, she oversaw the activities of Bridgepoint Education’s Student Dispute Resolution Center (SDRC) addressing student complaints using proven dispute  resolution methods that emphasize fair resolution between the institution and the student in order to allow for continued student success and minimize liabilities for the institution. Most recently, Dr. Hislop served as Vice President of Academic Affairs at American College of Healthcare Sciences.