[3] He was also the vice chancellor for student affairs and enrollment management at North Carolina Central University until 2013.

"[5] In November 2016, he urged students to focus on building careers and pursuing leadership positions instead of protesting.

[4] Rome succeeded Frank L. Sims as the 16th president of Fisk University in June 2017.

[3][6] Rome departed Fisk in August 2020, following the filing of a restraining order alleging that he had threatened a man that he had an intimate relationship with.

[5] He met his wife in 2000 on a blind date in Los Angeles, where he traveled to be a contestant on Wheel of Fortune and won $5,000.