▁he ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁African ▁American ▁ten ured ▁professor . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Labor ▁during ▁the ▁Cl inton ▁Administration , ▁and ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁T us ke eg ee ▁University . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Samuel ▁Z . ▁West er field ▁Award ▁by ▁the ▁National ▁Econom ic ▁Association ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁ ▁Education ▁and ▁Early ▁Life ▁▁ ▁Anderson ▁was ▁raised ▁in ▁Philadelphia , ▁Pennsylvania , ▁and ▁attended ▁Living stone ▁College , ▁Michigan ▁State ▁University , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁with ▁Andrew ▁Br immer , ▁and ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Pennsylvania . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Anderson ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Bureau ▁of ▁Labor ▁Statistics , ▁and ▁then ▁became ▁the ▁second ▁African ▁American ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Wh art on ▁School ▁fac ulty , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁to ▁be ▁awarded ▁ten ure ▁there . ▁▁▁ ▁He ▁was ▁among ▁the ▁found ers ▁of ▁the ▁C au cus ▁of ▁Black ▁Econom ists ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁now ▁the ▁National ▁Econom ic ▁Association , ▁and ▁has ▁served ▁as ▁that ▁organization ' s ▁president . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁inaug ural ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Pennsylvania ▁Inter g overn ment al ▁Co operation ▁Author ity , ▁vice ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Man power ▁Dem on str ation ▁and ▁Research ▁Corporation , ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Trust ees ▁of ▁Lincoln ▁University , ▁and ▁vice ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁T ust ees ▁of ▁T usk eg ee ▁University .. ▁▁ ▁Anderson ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Secretary