Clark Atlanta’s president wants university to be economic engine for Westside

For Clark Atlanta University President Ronald Johnson, July 1 will be a major milestone. Not only will he be celebrating three years as president of one of Atlanta’s anchor historically black colleges and universities. He also will be marking the 30th anniversary of the formation of Clark Atlanta University through the 1988 merger of Atlanta University, founded in 1865, with Clark College, founded in 1869. But as CAU celebrates those two dates, the university is facing a number of challenges...