About me
Dr. Leroy E. Bynum, Jr. is the dean of the College of the Arts at
Portland State University. Before coming to PSU, he served as the dean
of the School of Arts and Humanities at Saint Rose from 2014 to 2017.
Prior to that, he was a professor of voice and opera for 22 years at
Albany State University in Georgia. While there, he also served 10 years
as the chair of the Fine Arts Department and eight years as dean of the
College of Arts and Humanities. Throughout his professional career,
Bynum has remained active as a performing artist, appearing in operatic
roles, as a featured soloist and in solo recitals throughout the United
States, Europe and South America.
Bynum holds degrees from the University of Georgia, the University of
South Florida and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and
has received performance certificates from the Mozart Conservatory in
Salzburg, Austria, and the Berlin Conservatory in Berlin, Germany. He
was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for vocal study in Germany from
1990-92.
