Dr. Arwin D. Smallwood is the dean of the College of Arts Social Sciences and Humanities at North Carolina Central University. Prior to becoming dean, he was a professor and the chair of the Department of History and Political Science at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, where he also served as interim vice provost for Undergraduate Education.

He received his B.A. in Political Science in 1988 and his M.A. in History in 1990 from North Carolina Central University. He received his Ph.D. in early American, Native and African-American history from the Ohio State University in 1997. Dr. Smallwood is a Life Member of the American Historical Association, the Southern Historical Association and the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History. He is also a member of the North Caroliniana Society, the Historical Society of North Carolina, Phi Alpha Theta and Phi Kappa Phi Honor Societies.

He is the author of several books, including NCA&T vs. NCCU: More Than Just A Game, and the recipient of numerous prestigious awards, fellowships and grants, including the Governor James E. Holshouser, Jr. Award for Excellence in Public Service, the American Philosophical Society’s Library Resident Research Fellowship and their Franklin Research Grant.

Dr. Smallwood also serves on several boards, including the Board of Directors for the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum, the Advisory Board for the North Carolina Historical Markers Commission, the Z. Smith Reynolds Art Grant Review Board, and the Scholars Advisory Board for the Gilder Lehrman Institute, as well as being a past vice president and president of the Historical Society of North Carolina and a member of the Board of Directors for the Historic Hope Foundation.