President’s Bio

The Lincoln University of Missouri Board of Curators selected John B. Moseley as the university’s 21st president on Jan. 28, 2022.

Dr. Moseley has nearly 20 years of higher education experience. He arrived at Lincoln in April 2014 as head basketball coach and became athletic director two years later. He served as interim president of Lincoln from May 2021 until his permanent appointment as president in January 2022.

Since taking the helm at Lincoln, Moseley has led key initiatives to improve the university’s first-year enrollment through new, data-driven admissions strategies and the restructuring of scholarship programs. He has also implemented initiatives to improve student outcomes, such as Lincoln’s new Academic Success Center. Moseley is at the forefront of fundraising efforts for the Lincoln

University Health Sciences and Crisis Center, which will expand the university’s School of Nursing and house a Security Sciences Institute, complementing the Lincoln University Law Enforcement Training Academy and criminal justice program.

Moseley was born and raised in Warren County, North Carolina. He earned a Bachelor of Science in exercise and sports science from East Carolina University in 1998 and a Master of Arts in education from East Carolina in 1999. In the spring of 2021, Moseley completed his doctorate in educational leadership and policy analysis at the University of Missouri.

Moseley resides in Jefferson City, Missouri, with his wife, Crystal, an assistant professor at Lincoln, and their daughter, Jillian.