m ich ael ▁spoke ▁at ▁V ander b ilt ▁University . ▁Although ▁it ▁was ▁viewed ▁as ▁a ▁" race ▁ri ot ", ▁it ▁had ▁class ist ▁characteristics . ▁ ▁From ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁F isk ▁was ▁directed ▁by ▁its ▁ 1 4 th ▁president , ▁Haz el ▁O ' Le ary , ▁former ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Energy ▁under ▁President ▁Bill ▁Cl inton . ▁She ▁was ▁the ▁second ▁woman ▁to ▁serve ▁as ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁university . ▁On ▁June ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁F isk ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁successfully ▁raised ▁$ 4   mill ion ▁during ▁the ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ending ▁June ▁ 3 0 . ▁It ▁ended ▁nine ▁years ▁of ▁budget ▁def ic its ▁and ▁qualified ▁for ▁a ▁M ell on ▁Foundation ▁challenge ▁grant . ▁However , ▁F isk ▁still ▁faced ▁significant ▁financial ▁hard ship , ▁and ▁said ▁that ▁it ▁may ▁need ▁to ▁close ▁its ▁doors ▁unless ▁its ▁fin ances ▁improve . ▁ ▁H . ▁James ▁Williams , ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁from ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁to ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁Williams ▁had ▁previously ▁been ▁de an ▁of ▁the ▁Se id man ▁College ▁of ▁Business ▁at ▁Grand ▁Valley ▁State ▁University ▁in ▁Michigan ▁and , ▁before ▁that , ▁an ▁account ing ▁professor ▁at ▁Ge or get own ▁University , ▁Florida ▁A & M ▁and ▁Texas ▁Southern ▁University . ▁Williams ▁stepped ▁down ▁in ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Williams ▁was ▁replaced ▁by