Maleka Ingram

Current Role

As the Associate Vice President for Digital Learning Initiatives, Dr. Maléka Ingram is responsible for developing and driving the online and digital education strategy that will ensure the College meets the needs of lifelong learners wherever they are through evolving online learning modalities. She is responsible for the leadership, administrative oversight, and coordination of all aspects of the eSpelman online learning enterprise.

Previous Experience

• Maleka Ingram, D.Sc. is a senior higher education executive with more than 20 years of experience advancing digital learning, online program innovation, and organizational transformation across nonprofit, private, and global education environments. Her work sits at the intersection of instructional design, adult learning theory, technology innovation, and equity-centered educational access.
  
  
• She has overseen the development and growth of online and hybrid academic programs, professional certificates, and workforce learning initiatives, with a focus on access, quality, and student and learner success. Dr. Ingram brings deep expertise in instructional design, faculty development, enrollment-aligned strategy, and data-informed decision-making. Her work reflects a long-standing commitment to expanding educational opportunity and leveraging technology to advance institutional mission and impact.
  
  
• Ingram holds a Doctor of Science in Information and Interaction Design, a master’s degree in Educational Policy and Leadership, and a bachelor’s degree from Spelman College. She is deeply committed to expanding access, visibility, and opportunity through education and views higher education as a powerful driver of collective progress and social impact.

Degrees and Certifications

• Doctor of Science, Information and Interaction Design, University of Baltimore, 2013
• Master of Arts, Educational Policy and Leadership, The Ohio State University, 1997
• Bachelor of Arts, English and Education, 1995

Professional Organizations

• University Professional and Continuing Education Association (UPCEA)
• United States Distance Learning Association (USDLA)

Personal Interests and Community Involvement

Volunteer Work and Community Engagement

Ingram serves on the City of South Fulton Economic Development Advisory Board. She is also a community organizer focused on community development within African American neighborhoods and LGBTQIA+ civil rights and advocacy.


Personal Interests

During her leisure time, you will find Dr. Ingram forest bathing and hiking waterfall trails in the north Georgia mountains and touring small rural Southern towns. She is a reader of Afrofuturism and dystopian literature, a creative writer, a landscape and architecture photographer, and a lover of horses and nature.