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Carol A. Blackshire­Belay, Ph.D. Office of the Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs

Naropa University 2111 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder, CO 80302

cblackshire­belay@naropa.edu

EDUCATION Doctor of Philosophy Germanic Linguistics, Princeton University Master of Arts Germanic Linguistics, Princeton University Magister Artium Germanic Linguistics and German Cultural Studies, Ludwigs­

Maximilians Universität München, Munich, Germany Bachelor Degree German Linguistics, University of Michigan­Ann Arbor, MI Graduate Diploma Cass Technical High School­Detroit, MI

CURRENT AFFILIATION Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies Naropa University, Boulder, Colorado Summer 2011 to Present

PREVIOUS ADMINISTRATIVE AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS 2009­2011 Higher Education Consultant and Facilitator

Focus and Research Area: “Constructive Models and Implementation Strategies for Faculty Professional Development and Effectiveness in Higher Education”

2010­present Higher Education Consultant/Faciliator and Recruiter Onward Education and Training, Inc. Cherry Hill, New Jersey

2008­2009 Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Professor of English and Foreign Languages­German Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, North Carolina

2005­2008 Vice Provost for Academic Affairs Professor of Modern Languages and Literatures­ German Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California

2002­2005 University of Wisconsin University of Wisconsin System (Academic Affairs), Madison, Wisconsin Special Assistant to the Chancellor (2004­2005) Professor of Humanistic Studies­German

University of Wisconsin­Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin

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Dean of Liberal Arts and Sciences/Professional Studies Professor of Humanistic Studies­German

1996­2002 Chairperson of Department of African and African Studies Professor of African American Studies and German Indiana State University, Terre Haute, Indiana

1993­1996 Acting Director of Graduate Studies Associate Professor of African and African American Studies Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

1988­1993 Assistant Professor of Germanic Linguistics and Cultural Studies (Research Leave at The University of Pennsylvania, 1988­1989) The Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio

1987­1989 Post­Doctoral Research and Teaching Fellow Coordinator of Graduate Student Assistants The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

TEACHING EXPERIENCE AND RESEARCH ACTIVITIES Indiana State University Professor and Chairperson, Department of African and African American Studies, Indiana State University, 1996­2002

AFRI 113 Foundations in African and African American Studies AFRI 212 African and African American Cultural Traditions AFRI 312 Socio­Political Developments and Change in the African and African American World AFRI 345 The African American Experience Since 1900 AFRI 350 Cultural History of Modern Africa I: Africa in the Nineteenth Century AFRI 351 Cultural History of Modern Africa II: The Twentieth Century AFRI 390 Research Methods in African and African American Studies AFRI 354 Post­Colonial Africa AFRI 401/501 Introduction to African and African American Studies AFRI 495/595 Research Seminar on African American Languages AFRI 498/598 Teaching African and African American Studies

Temple University Associate Professor, Department of African American Studies, Temple University, 1994­ 1996

AAS 068 African American History Since 1900 AAS 061 Africa in the 20th Century AAS 105 Black Politics in America AAS 400 Proseminar in Graduate Work in African American Studies AAS 435 Ebonics: African American Languages AAS 640 Seminar on Research and Writings of W.E.B. DuBois AAS 645 Seminar on the African American Woman

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AAS 700 Methods and Fieldwork in African American Language IH 052 Intellectual Heritage: Classic Thoughts of the Western World

Research Associate, Department of African American Studies, Temple University, 1993­1994 Compiled and analyzed educational materials for the African­Centered Curriculum for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

The Ohio State University Assistant Professor of Germanic Linguistics and Cultural Studies, The Ohio State University, 1988­1993 (1988­89, professional research leave)

GER 150 Intermediate German Grammar GER 201 Second­Year Advanced German Conversation and Composition GER 301 Third­Year Advanced German Conversation and Composition GER 410 Fourth­Year Advanced German Composition GER 550 Graduate­Level Course German for Reading Knowledge (for graduate students to fulfill language requirement from other departments) GER 750 Graduate­Level Course on the Structure and Description of Modern Standard German GER 755 German Sociolinguistics

The University of Pennsylvania Post­Doctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, University of Pennsylvania, 1987­89

Coordinator of Second­Year German Program Advanced German Conversation and Composition Advanced Undergraduate German Linguistics Course

Princeton University Assistant in Instruction, Princeton University, 1986­1987

First­Year German Second­Year German

In the City of Berlin, Germany Instructor of English, Benedict School, West Berlin, Germany, 1985­1986

In the City of Munich, Germany Instructor of German, McGraw Kaserne and the University of Maryland, Munich, West

Germany, 1979­1982 Instructor of German and English/Meditation Counselor, Bauer Language Institute,

Unterpfaffenhofen, West Germany, 1981­1983 Instructor of German, Language Institute at the University of Maryland, European

Division, Munich, West Germany, 1980­1981 Assistant in Instruction, Institut für Deutsch als Fremdsprache (in affiliation with Goethe

Institute), Munich, West Germany, 1980­1981

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FIELDS OF SPECIALIZATION AND INTEREST 1. Morphology and Syntax.

Major languages of study: German, English, French, African American Languages, and the languages of Africa (the linguistic families of Niger­Congo, Nilo­Saharan, Khoisan, and Afro­Asiatic).

2. Comparative Linguistics. 3. Phonetics and Phonology. 4. Language Contact, Untutored Second Language Learning and Acquisition. 5. Foreign Worker Speech Varieties of German spoken in contemporary German

society. 6. Women’s Studies. 7. Theory and Research Methodology in African American Studies. 8. Issues of Diversity in national and international contexts. 9. Historical and Contemporary Relations between Germany and Africa. 10. German Cultural Studies.

INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH Ludwigs­Maximilians­Universität München­GERMANY, Institut für Deutsch als

Fremdsprache, Visiting Research Scholar, May 20­27, 2001 Universität Leipzip­GERMANY, Amerikanistik Institut, Visiting Research Professor,

July 5­8, 2000 University of Ibadan­NIGERIA, African Studies Conference and Meeting, July­August

1998 Universite National du Bénin, Contonou­BENIN, Institut für Germanistik, Visiting

Research Scholar, August 1998 Universite du Bénin, Lomé­TOGO,Institut für Germanistik, Visiting Research Scholar,

July 1998 Ludwigs­Maximilians­Universität München,Munich­GERMANY, Institut für Phonetik,

Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, July 16, 1998 Ludwigs­Maximilians­Universität München,Germanistik und Deutsche Philologie,

Institut, Munich­GERMANY Visiting Research Scholar, July­August 1997 Universite de Yaoundé, Yaoundé­CAMEROON, Visiting Research Scholar, December

1992 Technische Universität Berlin, West Berlin­GERMANY, Research Fellow, August 1991

to June 1992 Universite du Bénin, Lomé­TOGO, Visiting Research Scholar, July 1991 Freie Universität Berlin, West Berlin­GERMANY, Research Fellow, January 1985 to

September 1986

HONORS, FELLOWSHIPS AND GRANTS Honors Phi Kappa Phi, Honor Society in Recognition of Commitment to Academic Excellence,

Green Bay, WI, 2002 Phi Sigma Iota (Phi Tau Chapter), International Foreign Language and Linguistics)

Honor Society in Recognition of Outstanding Ability and Attainments in the Field of Languages and Linguistics, Terre Haute, IN, 2001

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Nominated Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford, CA, 1991

Phi Beta Delta, Honor Society for International Scholars, 1991 Delta Phi Alpha, Rho Chapter, National German Honorary Society, 1987

Fellowships and Grants Research Sabbatical, Office of Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs, Indiana

State University, February 2002 Research Grant, Office of Research, Indiana State University, March 1998 Grant for Instructional Training of Adjunct Instructors, College of Arts and Sciences,

Indiana State University, July 1997 Faculty Development Grant, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana State University, May

1997 Research Grant, Indiana State University, September 1996 Research Travel Grant, Temple University, April 1995 Special Research Assignment, The Ohio State University, Spring Quarter 1993 University Seed Grant, The Ohio State University, December 1992 National Research Council and Ford Foundation Research Grant, September 1992 Grant­In­Aid, The Ohio State University, June 1992 Publication Subvention, The Ohio State University, May 1992 Ford Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1991­1992 Publication Subvention, The Ohio State University, May 1991 Grant­In­Aid, The Ohio State University, May 1991 Developmental Research Quarter, The Ohio State University, Spring Quarter 1991 Publication Subvention, The Ohio State University, February 1991 University Small Grant, The Ohio State University, May 1990 Publication Subvention, The Ohio State University, December 1990 Junior Faculty Summer Research Grant, The Ohio State University, Summer Quarter

1989 Fontaine Fellowship, Postdoctoral Research and Teaching Fellow, The University of

Pennsylvania, 1988­1989 W. W. Smith Fellowship, Research and Teaching Fellow, The University of

Pennsylvania, 1987­1988 Princeton University Graduate Fellowship, 1982­1985 Princeton University Graduate Fellowship, 1986­1987 Research Fellowship, Friedrich­Ebert­Stipendium, 1985­1986 University of Michigan Undergraduate Fellowship, 1971­1972

PUBLICATIONS Books 1. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. Africa: New Realities and Hopes (Guest Editor).

Special Issue of the Journal of Black Studies. Sage Publications, Inc., Newbury Park, CA, January 2001. Volume 31, Number 3.

2. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. Political Strategies of Democracy and Health Issues and Concerns in Global Africa (Guest Editor). Special Issue of the Journal of

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Black Studies. Sage Publications, Inc., Newbury Park, CA, May 1999. Volume 29, Number 5.

3. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A., Leroy Hopkins, and David McBride (Eds.). Cross Currents: African Americans, Africa, and Germany in the Modern World. Camden House Inc., Columbia, SC, 1997.

4. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. The African German Experience: Critical Essays (ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Westport, CT, 1996.

5. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition and Development (ed.). University Press of America, Lanham, MD, 1994.

6. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. The Germanic Mosaic: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Society (ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Westport, CT, 1994.

7. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. Language and Literature in the African American Imagination (ed.). Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., Westport, CT, 1992.

8. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. The Image of Africa in German Society (ed.). Special Issue of the Journal of Black Studies. Sage Publications, Inc., Newbury Park, CA, 1992.

9. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. Umgang. Eine literar­ und sprachhistorische Studie zum Wandel eines Begriffes. Iudicium Verlag, München, 1992.

10. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. Language Contact: Verb Morphology in German of Foreign Workers, Gunter Narr Verlag, Tübingen, 1991.

11. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. Foreign Workers’ German: A Concise Glossary of Verbal Phrases. University Press of America, Lanham, MD, 1991.

12. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. Immigrant Women in Germany. Sage Publishing Group, Inc., Newbury Park, CA. (In Progress)

13. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. In Roswitha’s Own Words: The Personal Story of an Afro­German Woman.(In Progress)

Articles or Book Chapters 1. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Diversifying the Pool of Faculty, Staff and Students

in the Academic Setting: Who Benefits and Why.” (Die Diversifizierung von Lehrkörper, Angestellten und Studierenden im Hochschulbereich: Wer profitiert davon and warum.”).German and American Higher Education. Educational Philosophies and Political Systems, (Das deutsche und das amerikanische Hochschulsystem. Bildungskonzepte und Wissenschaftspolitik. (Eds. Helmbrecht Breinig, Jürgen Gebhardt, and Berndt Ostendorf). LIT Verlag Münster­Hamburg­ London, 2001, pp. 137­150.

2. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Linguistic Dimensions of Global Africa: Ebonics as International Languages of African People,” Understanding Ebonics and the Language Education of Africans in the Diaspora. Sankofa World Publishers: NY, 2001, pp. 164­190.

3. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “The African Diaspora in Europe: African Germans Speak Out,” Africa: New Realities and Hopes, Journal of Black Studies. January 2001. Volume 31, Number 3.

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4. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Political Strategies of Democracy and Health Issues and Concerns in Global Africa: An Introduction,” Journal of Black Studies. May 1999. Volume 29, Number

5. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Under Attack: The Status of Minority Faculty Members in the Academy,” ACADEME. Bulletin of the American Association of University Professors. July­August 1998. Volume 84, Number 4.

6. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “In Search of Africa in the German World: Transcultural Migrations,” Cross Currents: African Americans, Africa, and Germany in the Modern World. Camden House Inc., Columbia, SC, 1997, pp. 90­ 129.

7. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Historical Revelations: The International Scope of Black Germans Today and Beyond,” The African­German Experience: Critical Essays, (ed. Carol A. Blackshire­Belay), Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. 1996), pp. 89­124.

8. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “The Location of Ebonics within the Framework of the Africological Paradigm,” Journal of Black Studies, 1996, Volume 27, No. 1, pp. 5­23.

9. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “The Reunited Berlin: A New Kaleidoscope of Cultures,” Berlin in Focus, (ed. Barbara Becker­Cantarino), Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 1996, pp. 71­86.

10. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Morphology and Natural Second Language acquisition: Word Frequency and Inflection of Past Events and Actions in Foreign Worker Varieties of German,” The Development of Morphological Systematicity, (eds. Hanna Pishwa and Karl Maroldt), Gunter Narr Verlag, 1995, pp. 225­244.

11. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Variability in Grammatical Analysis: On Recognizing Verbal Markers in Foreign Workers’ German,” Current Issues in Second Language Acquisition and Development, (ed. Carol A. Blackshire­Belay), University Press of America, 1994, pp. 147­166).

12. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Germanic­ Speaking Societies: An Introduction,” The Germanic Mosaic: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Society, (ed. Carol A. Blackshire­Belay), Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994, pp. xi­xii).

13. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Marginal Linguistic Existence: The Case of an Italian Woman,” The Germanic Mosaic: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Society, (ed. Carol A. Blackshire­Belay), Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994, pp. 155­169.

14. Blackshire­Belay, Carol Aisha “The Practice of Aromatherapy Using True Essential Oils. New Age Retailer, September 1994.

15. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Foreign Workers’ German: Is it a Pidgin?” The Atlantic Meets the Pacific: Papers from the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics, (eds. Francis Bryne and John Holm), John Benjamins Publishers in Amsterdam, 1993, pp. 431­440.

16. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Afrocentricity and Literary Theory: The Maturing Imagination,” Language and Literature in the African American Imagination, (ed. Carol A. Blackshire­Belay), Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 1992, pp. 3­9.

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17. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “African American Imagination in Language and Literature: An Afterword,” Language and Literature in the African American Imagination, (ed. Carol A. Blackshire­Belay), Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 1992, pp. 197­206.

18. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Cultural and Linguistic Transitions: The Comparative Case of African Americans and Ethnic Minorities in Germany,” Language and Literature in the African American Imagination, (ed. Carol A. Blackshire­Belay), Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc., 1992, pp. 55­75.

19. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “The Image of Africa in German Society: An Introduction,” Journal of Black Studies, 1992, pp. 179­181.

20. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “German Imperialism in Africa: The Distorted Images of Cameroun, Namibia, Tanzania and Togo,” Journal of Black Studies, 1992, 235­ 246.

21. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “The Foreign Workers and Foreign Workers’ German,” Resources in Education, ERIC Clearinghouse on Languages and Linguistics, ED 319 257, 1991, pp. 1­19.

22. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “The Role of the Subject NP in Foreign Workers’ German,” Proceedings of the Tenth Second Language Research Forum, (eds. Hartmut Burmeister, Patricia L. Rounds), The University of Oregon Press, 1990, pp. 221­232.

23. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Socio­Linguistic Problems of Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic and West Berlin,” The University of Pennsylvania Review of Linguistics, Vol. 13, (eds. Ann Taylor, Laura Koenig, Mary Jack), University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989, pp. 47­58.

24. Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. “Word Order in Foreign Workers’ German,” OSU Foreign Language Publications, The Ohio State University, 1990, pp. 1­36.

Reviews 1. Reisigl, Martin and Ruth Wodak. Discourse and Discrimination: Rhetorics of

Racism and Antisemitism (2001). In: The Modern Language Journal 87, Winter 2004, p. 624­624.

2. Huebner, Thom and Kathryn A. Davis. Sociopolitical Perspectives on Language Policy and Planning in the USA(1999). In: The Modern Language Journal 85,Winter 2001, p. 630­31.

3. Prinz, Manfred (1995). Frankophone Literature Senegals und die Kultur der “schweigenden Mehrheit”. In: Research in African Literatures, 1997. Volume 28, pp. 179­182.

4. Dumbuya, Peter A. (1995). Tanganyika Under International Mandate 1919­1946. In: Journal of Developing Areas, ;1996, Volume 31, No. 1, pp. 124­125.

5. Fabri, Ray (1993). Kongruenz und die Grammatik des Maltesischen. In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 1995. Volume 10, No. 2, pp. 365­368.

6. Huebner, Thom and Charles Ferguson, eds. (1991). Crosscurrents in Second Language Acquisition and Linguistic Theories. In: Journal of Pidgin and Creole Languages, 1994. Volume 9, No. 1, pp. 205­207.

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7. Extra, Guus and Ludo Verhoeven, eds. (1993). Immigrant Languages in Europe. In: The Modern Language Journal, 1993. Volume 77, No. 3, pp. 398­399.

8. Pörnbacher, Ulrike, Migration und Interkulturelle Erziehung in Europa, Bibliographie für 1987 (1990) In: The Modern Language Journal, 1991. Volume 75, No. 4, pp. 530­531.

9. Hellinger, Marlis, Kontrastive Feministische Linguistik: Mechanismen Sprachlicher Diskriminierung im Englishchen und Deutschen (1989). In: The Modern Language Journal, 1991. Volume 75, No. 1, p. 123.

10. Ringbom, Hakan, The Role of First Language in Foreign Language Learning (1987). In: Language, September 1990, Volume 66, No. 3, p. 651.

INVITED LECTURES AND WORKSHOPS “My Vision of Engaged Learning: The Community and Its Role in the Educational

Process.” Invited Speaker at Utah Valley University, Orem, Utah on September 9, 2010.

“Current Issues in Curriculum: Developing Our Students as Future Leaders in Global Society.” Invited Speaker, Ypsilanti, MI April 23, 2010.

“Innovative Ways to Meet the Educational and Social Needs of Historically Underserved Populations.” Invited Speaker at Fielding Graduate University, Santa Barbara, CA on February 5, 2009.

“Vision of a 21 st Century Access Institution of Distinction with Multi­Level Programs and Multiple Campuses at Gainesville State College, Gainesville, GA on February 2009. “Research in Action.” Welcoming Remarks at the 2 nd Annual Graduate Student Research

Showcase at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California on March 28, 2007.

“Celebrating Outstanding Women: Leadership and the Ability to Lead.” Invited Speaker at the 11 th Annual Woman Student Leader Award Ceremony at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California on March 27, 2007.

“Language and the Global Village.” Invited Speaker at the Fourth Annual Language Festival at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California on March 7, 2006.

“14 th Annual African­American Graduation: The “How­To” of Being an SSU Champion/Leader.” Keynote Speaker for the Black Student Union at Sonoma State University, Rohnert Park, California on May 26, 2006.

“The Liberal Arts and Sciences: New Paths of Knowledge.” Invited Speaker for the Board of Trustees at University of Wisconsin­Green Bay, Green Bay, Wisconsin on March 2, 2004.

“Transitioning to a Leadership Position.” Invited Speaker at St. Norbert College, De Pere, Wisconsin on October 18, 2002.

“Verbal Communication, Language and Gestures." Invited Distinguished Professor at the Graduierten Kolleg für Sprache, Linguistics, Mimik, und Gestik (Graduate College for Language and Linguistics, Mimic and Gestures) an der Institut für Phonetik, Ludwigs­Maximilians­Universität München, Germany on Monday, July 2002.

“The Benefits of a Liberal Arts Education.” Invited Speaker at Dominican University, Chicago, IL in Chicago, Illinois on January 18, 2002.

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“The Future of Interdisciplinary Studies in Higher Education: Goals of the Center for Culture, Race and Ethnicity.” Invited Speaker at Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY, January 30, 2002.

“Strategic Planning for the Liberal Arts and Sciences.” Invited Speaker at Butler College, Indianapolis, IN on February 11, 2002.

“Minority Women in Higher Education.” Invited Speaker at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Wednesday, December 19, 2001.

“Graduate Studies in the Twenty­First Century.” Invited Speaker at The Union Institute, Cincinnati, Ohio, December 12, 2001.

“The Cultural Legacy of African Americans:Oral Traditions in the African American Community.” Invited Speaker at the Charles R. Drew University’s Fourth Annual Conference on Ebonics in Los Angeles, CA on Saturday, November 3, 2001.

“Paths to Inclusion: The Integration of the Gastarbeiter in a Unified Germany.” Invited Speaker in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures at The Ohio State University, Monday, November 12, 2001.“Research, Ideology, and Technology.” Invited Speaker at Indiana University’s Department of Afro­ American Studies’ 30 th Anniversary Symposium at Indiana University, Bloomington, IN on April 11­12, 2001.

“The Future of Graduate Studies in the New Millennium.” Invited Speaker at Beaver College in Glenside, PA on Monday, March 19, 2001.

“Analyzing Identity: The Black Studies Scholar Looks at the Afro­German Experience. Invited Speaker at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN on Friday, March 9, 2001.

“Enhancing Presence and Excellence: Moving a Small Campus to Prominence and Engagement.” Invited Speaker at Penn State McKeesport in McKeesport, PA on February 20, 2001.

“Blacks and German Culture.” Invited Speaker at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH on Thursday February 8, 2001.

“Vision Statement for Institutional Diversity.” Invited Speaker at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA on January 25, 2001.

“Comparing the Old with the New: Experiences as an International Student in the Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures and the Amerika­Institut in the 1970s and Early 1980s" Commencement Address at the Ludwigs­ Maximilians­Universität München, Institut für Amerikanistik in Munich, Germany on July 14, 2000.

“Searching for and Reclaiming the Past: Cultural Identity and Consciousness in the Afro­ German Community." Invited Speaker at the Conference on Ethnic Encounters and Identities: German, American, and African Perceptions at the University of Leipzig in Leipzig, Germany on July 5­8, 2000.

“A Vision for Leadership in Higher Education in the 21st Century." Invited Speaker at Illinois State University, Bloomington, IL on April 12, 2000.

“Acknowledging Their Presence in the Pan­African Struggle: Afro­Germans Speak Out." Invited Speaker at Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY on February 29, 2000.

“Diversity of Interests and Common Experiences." Commentator to paper presentation by Dr. Charlene Siegfried. Feminism: Ethical and Political Issues, Sixth Annual Philosophy in action Conference at Indiana State University on March 17, 2000.

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“The Role of the Woman as Chairperson." Invited Speaker for the Annual Sex and Gender Annual Conference at Indiana State University on March 21, 2000.

“The Future of Graduate Studies for State Universities in the 21st Century." Invited Speaker at Millersville University of Pennsylvania, Millersville, PA on May 3, 1999.

“The Structure and Governance of State University in Germany and the United States: A Comparative Analysis." Invited Distinguished Speaker at the International Conference on German and American Higher Education in Comparison: Educational Philosophies, Political Systems, and Funding. At the Bayerische Amerika­Akademie (Bavarian American Academy in Munich, Germany on March 5­7, 1999.

“Redefining Traditional Paradigms." Plenary Speaker at the 1998 Educate to Elevate Conference. At Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN on February 19, 1999.

“The Historical Underpinnings and Current Ramifications of Racial Harassment." Invited Speaker, The Interlink Program at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN on February 9, 1999.

“In Observance of African American History Month: Reflections." Speaker to launch the Lecture Series in celebration of the 1999 African American History Month, Department of African and African American Studies at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN on February 2, 1999.

“The Legacy of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." Black Leadership and African American Studies in the 21st Century." Keynote Speaker at the Annual Celebration of the Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at The State University of New York, Brockport, NY on January 28, 1999.

“Evolving Identities: The Continuum for Self­Definition in the African American Community." Keynote Speaker at the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day Program at Rose­Hulman Institute of Technology, Terre Haute, IN on January 18, 1999.

“Oral Traditions and Written Scholarly Texts: The Search for Continuity and Authenticity." Plenary Speaker at the Inaugural World Conference of the Black Expressive Culture Studies Association at Kent State University on November 19­ 21, 1998.

“Recruitment and Retention of Minority Faculty in the Academy." Invited Speaker at the Luncheon for the 1998­1999 Indiana State University Search Committee Chairs and Chairpersons. Hosted by the Office of Academic Affairs, Indiana State University on November 17, 1998.

“Voices of Experience: From Application to Tenure in the Humanities." Panelist at the 1998 Conference of Ford Fellows in Orange County, CA on October 16­17, 1998.

“Deutsch im Kontakt mit anderen Sprachen: Zur Situation der Sprachvarietäten der ausländischen Arbeitern in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland." Distinguished Visiting Scholar at the Ludwigs­Maximilians­Universität München, Federal Republic of Germany on July 16, 1998.

“African Languages and Cultures in the 21st Century." Keynote Address given for African Week of Celebration at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL on April 6, 1998.

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“Gastarbeiterdeutsch after Unification: Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in the Unified Germany." Invited Speaker in the Department of Linguistics at Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL on April 6, 1998.

“Heritage and Picturing the Past: The Understanding of Ebonics from a Global Perspective." Featured Speaker at the Annual Conference on College Composition and Communication at The Palmer House, Chicago, IL on April 4, 1998.

“Nommo, Power of the Word: The Oral Tradition and Verbal Art in Continental and Diasporan Africa." Invited Speaker in The Department of History, Kentucky State University, Highland Heights, KY on March 5, 1998.

“The Role of the African­American Church: Slavery to Civil Rights." Keynote Address at the African­American History Month Celebration at Saint's Home Church of God in Christ, Terre Haute, IN on February 23, 1998.

“African­American Communication: Our Language, Our Culture." Keynote Address at the Eighth Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Event at Greater Victory Temple, Terre Haute, IN on January 19, 1998.

“Ebonics: History and Culture of African Peoples." Workshop conducted at Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, IL on March 15, 1998.

“Transforming the First­Year Experience: A Model for Fortifying Student Resolve to Succeed." Advisory Board Member Participation in the Kick­Off Retreat at St. Mary of the Woods, Terre Haute, IN on August 14­15, 1997.

“Drugs in the African­American Community." Workshop conducted at the Annual Minority Health Coalition of Vigo County at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN on May 2, 1997.

“Problems of Foreigners in Western Europe." Keynote Address presented at the Annual Meeting of the Phi Sigma Iota Honors Society on April 27, 1997.

“Ebonics: Pan African Language." Plenary Address at the Fourteenth Annual Pan­ African Conference at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN on April 10­12, 1997.

“The Gastarbeiter Situation in Germany." Presentation for the German Club at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN on March 26, 1997.

“`Black English' or Ebonics: Language and Culture in the African World." Invited Speaker at The State Black Archives Research Center and Museum at Alabama A & M University in Huntsville, AL on February 13, 1997.

“How Far Have We Come: From the March on Washington to the Million Man March?" In Commemoration for the Birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." Guest Panelist for the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN on January 21, 1997.

“Language and Centeredness in the African World." Plenary Address presented at the Eighth Annual Cheikh Anta Diop Conference at Temple University, Philadelphia, PA on October 12, 1996.

“Cultural Collaboration: Is America Truly a Melting Pot of Diversity?" Presentation at Central Bucks High School­East in Buckingham, PA on May 15, 1996.

“Origin and Development of the Language of African Americans: Myths and Socio­ Historical Facts." Invited Speaker at Western Illinois University in Macomb, IL on April 29, 1996.

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“The Reflection of Linguistic and Cultural Continuity in the African American World: The Special Case of Ebonics." Invited Speaker at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN on April 19, 1996.

“Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in Society: The New Germany and Its Forgotten Migrants." Invited Speaker at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA on April 17, 1996.

“The African American Community: Historical and Contemporary Dimensions." Invited Speaker at the Council Rock High School, Newtown, PA on March 27, 1996.

“Ebonics: The Language of African Americans." Invited Speaker at The Center for Culture, The Afrikan Poetry Theatre, Inc. in Jamaica, NY on March 24, 1996.

“Why We Talk the Way We Talk: The Aesthetics of African American Language." Invited Speaker for Black History Month Celebration at Rutgers University in Camden, NJ on February 9, 1996.

“Ebonics: The Genius of African American Language." Invited Speaker for Black History Month Celebration at Rider University in Lawrenceville, NJ on February 14, 1996.

“Understanding Your African American Clients: Issues and Possibilities." Invited Speaker at the Albert Einstein Medical Center in Philadelphia, PA on January 31, 1996.

“The African Diaspora in Europe: African Germans Speak Out." Invited Speaker at the National Resource Center for African Studies at Central State University. Conference on Consciousness of Africa in the Diaspora in Wilberforce, OH in October 1995.

“African Germans and the Quest for Identity." Presentation at the Seventh Annual Cheikh Anta Diop Conference at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA in October 1995.

“African Germans: Contemporary and Historical Dimensions." Invited Speaker at Brown University in Providence, RI in March 1995.

“European Multiple identities: The Dilemma of the Foreigner in Germany." Invited Speaker at the Ford Foundation Annual Meeting for Fellows in Irvine, CA in October 1994.

“The Search of Africa in the German World: Transcultural Migrations." Invited Speaker at Pennsylvania State University Conference, "Cross Currents: Germany and African People in the Atlantic World from 1500 to Present in University Park, PA in September 1994.

“Origin and Development of Foreign Workers' German: Myths and Socio­historical Facts." Invited Speaker at the university of Michigan­Dearborn in Dearborn, MI in November 1993.

“The German Trajectory of Cultural Diversity: The European Context and Abroad." Invited Speaker at The University of Maryland in College Park, MD in April 1993.

“Einführung in die germanistische Linguistik: Ansätze, Methoden und Gespräche." Invited Speaker at the University of Yaoundé in Yaoundé, Cameroon in December 1992.

“Germany: A Monolingual Society. Myth or Reality?" Invited Speaker for Diversity Week at The University of Maryland in College Park, MD in October 1992.

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“The (Re)Unified Germany: A Multi­Cultural and Multi­Lingual Society." Invited Speaker at Conference on The New Germany: A Search for Identity at The University of Maryland, College Park, MD in April 1992.

“Contemporary Problems Facing Minorities in a Unified Germany." Invited Speaker at Conference on the New Germany: A Search for Identity at The University of Maryland, College Park, MD in April 1992.

“W.E.B. DuBois: Two Warring Spirits in One Dark Body­­An Afrocentric Analysis of Dubois' Spirit in Germany." Invited Speaker at the University of Massachusetts at Boston in Boston, MA in April 1992.

“The Evolution of An African American Intellectual: W.E.B. DuBois During His German Phase." Invited Speaker at Drew University in Madison, NJ in April 1992.

“Minorities in German Studies." Invited Speaker at the AATG (American Association of Teachers of German) Diversity Workshop at Michigan State University in East Lansing, MI in April 1992.

“The Special Case of Foreign Workers" German: Origin, Development, and Controversies." Invited Speaker at the Linguistics Colloquium at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH in March 1991.

“Linguistic Inquiry and Debate: Who Speaks Foreign Workers' Germany and Why." Invited Speaker at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA in December 1991.

“Economic Prosperity and Its Consequences in Post­War Germany: Cultural and Linguistic Realities of the Gastarbeiter in German Society." Invited Speaker at The University of Texas in Austin, TX in February 1991.

CONFERENCE PAPERS AND ACTIVITIES Panel Discussant, “Promoting Collaboration for Social Change,” at the Annual

Colloquium on Sex and Gender in Higher Education organized by the Women’s Studies Program at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN on March 27, 2002.

Panel Organizer and Moderator, “Life in the Industry: Views and Perspectives," at the Eighteenth Annual Conference of Ford Fellows Organized by the National Research Conference. Conference Theme: “From Scholarship to Leadership: Science, Technology, Society, and the Arts," in Washington, DC on October 8­9, 1999.

Panel Moderator, “Myth and Reality of Preferential Treatment: An Historical Analysis.” Paper presentation by Professor Don Anthony Woods at Kentucky State University on April 9, 1998.

Presenter, “Know Ourselves So We Can Teach Others: The Historical Legacy of Ebonics." National Conference on the Black Family in America. Conference Theme: “Education in the Black Community: What It Is and What It Ought To Be," at the University of Louisville in Louisville, KY on March 13, 1998.

Presenter, “The Historical and Cultural Legacy of Ebonics: Restructuring the Past and Preparing for the Future." Lecture Series in the Department of Africana Studies at Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN on February 11, 1998.

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Moderator and Presenter, “African Americans Reclaiming Their African Past." The Twenty­Fifth Annual Conference of the Research Association of Minority Scholars in St. Louis, MO on February 6, 1998.

Presenter, “Social Consciousness in the Curriculum: Multiculturalism as Effective Education for the 21st Century." Winter Fest 1998 at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN on January 30, 1998.

Presenter, “Linguistic and Cultural Continuity in the Pan­African World: The Special Case of Ebonics," at the 16th Annual Conference of Ford Fellows at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, D.C. on October 17­19, 1997.

Presenter, “An Afrocentric Approach to African Language in the Diaspora: The Case of Ebonics," at the Twenty­Ninth Annual African Heritage Studies Association Conference at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH on March 20, 1996.

Presenter, “African Germans in Their Quest for Identity," at the Seventh Annual Cheikh Anta Diop Conference at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA in October 1995.

Chair and Moderator, Panel on “Ebonics: African Language in the Diaspora," at the Seventh Annual Cheikh Anta Diop Conference at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA in October 1995.

Presenter, “Political Change and Challenges for Cooperation in Our Diverse Academies, Communities, and Societies," at the Twelfth Annual Conference of Ford Fellows in Washington, D.C. in October 1993.

Presenter, “The Afro­German Experience: A Case for Conceptual Identity," at the Annual Conference of the German Studies Association, Washington, D.C. in October 1993.

Presenter, “Trouble in the Promised Land: Racial and Ethnic Tensions in the New Germany," at the Annual Conference of the Modern Language Association in Toronto, ON in October 1993.

Presenter, Roundtable Discussion, “Changing Identities in a Multi­Cultural Berlin," at the Conference on “Berlin­A City of Change" at The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio in March 1993.

Presenter, “Our Academic and Community Challenges and Responsibilities," at the Eleventh Annual Conference of the Ford Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellows' Conference in Irvine, CA in October 1992.

Presenter, “On Being a Minority in Germany: The Case of the Immigrant Woman," at the Annual Conference of the German Studies Association in Minneapolis, MN in October 1992.

Presenter, “German Offspring in the Republic of Togo: The Untold Story," at the Seventeenth Annual Convention of the College Language Association in Knoxville, TN in April 1992.

Presenter, “Social and Linguistic Characteristics of Afro­Germans in the Republic of Togo," at the Universite du Benin­Lomé in Lomé, Togo in West Africa in July 1991.

Presenter, “Afro­Germans in Contemporary German Society: The Realities," at the Sixteenth Annual Convention of the College Language Association in Columbia, SA in April 1991.

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Presenter, “(Re)Unified Germany: A Multi­Cultural and Multi­Lingual Society," at the Fifth Annual National Conference of the Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars in Columbus, OH in April 1991.

Presenter, “Marginal Linguistic Existence: The Case of an Italian Woman," at the 1991 Internal Symposium on Germanic Languages and Literatures in Columbus, OH in March 1991.

Presenter, “Does Foreign Workers' German Have Its Own Grammar?" at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics in Chicago, IL in January 1991.

Presenter, “Feminist Issues among Minority Women in Unified German," at the Great Lakes College Association Women's Studies Conference at The Bergamo Conference Center in Dayton, OH in October 1990.

Presenter, “Word Order in Foreign Workers' German," at the Conference on Research Perspectives in Adult Language Learning and Acquisition at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH in October 1990.

Presenter, “Contemporary Problems Facing Minorities in a Unified Germany." Workshop presented by I.S.D.: Initiative Schwarze Deutsche Berlin in Berlin, Germany in July 1990.

Presenter, “Gastarbeiterdeutsch: The Acquisition of German by Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic," at the Fifteenth Annual Convention of the College Language Association at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH in April 1990.

Presenter, “The Role of the Subject in Foreign Workers' German," at the Second Language Research Forum at the University of Oregon in Eugene, OR in March 1990.

Presenter, “Testing Teachers of German on Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in German Society," at the Annual Meeting of the NTE German Test of Examiners at the Educational Testing Service in Princeton, NJ in December 1989.

Presenter, “Foreign Workers' German: Is it a Pidgin?" at the 1989 Meeting of the Society for Pidgin and Creole Linguistics held in conjuction with the 1989 Annual Meeting of the Linguistic Society of America in Washington, D.C. in December 1989.

Presenter, “Missing Subjects in Foreign Workers' German," at the Eighteenth Annual Conference of the NWAVE (New Ways of Analyzing Variation in English and Other Languages) at Duke University in Raleigh­Durham, NC in October 1989.

Presenter, “Cultural and Linguistic Diversity in German Society, in the Undergraduate Studies Lecture Series at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH in October 1989.

Presenter, “Second Language Learning by the Gastarbeiter in Germany," at the Third Symposium on Germanic Linguistics at Purdue University in West Lafayette, in March 1989.

Presenter, “W.E.B. DuBois in Germany: A Reflection," at Temple University in Philadelphia, PA in February 1989.

Presenter, “Socio­Linguistic Problems of Foreign Workers in the Federal Republic and West Berlin," at The University of Pennsylvania Linguistics Colloquium in Philadelphia, PA in February 1989.

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Presenter, “Die Gastarbeiterfrage: Eine kulturelle und linguistische Herausforderung für das heutige Deutschland?" at the Annual Meeting of the Delta Phi Alpha Rho Chapter in Philadelphia, PA in November 1988.

Presenter, “Gastarbeiterdeutsch: Naïve Second Language Learning," at the Annual Meeting of the German Studies Association in Philadelphia, PA in November 1988.

Presenter, “The So­Called Gastarbeiterdeutsch: Its Development and Structure," in the Department of German at The Ohio State University in Columbus, OH in May 1988.

LANGUAGES German: near­native fluency (speaking, reading, writing) French: speaking and reading knowledge Latin: reading knowledge Germanic Languages: reading knowledge (Gothic, Old Norse, Old English, Old Saxon,

Old and Middle High German)

ACADEMIC AND PROFESSIONAL SERVICES Chair, Campus Climate Committee, Sonoma State University, November 2005­2008 Member, Accreditation Review Steering Committee, Sonoma State University, July 1­

2008 Member, Committee on Issues and Resolutions, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences

(CCAS), December 2002­2005 Member, PK­16 Teacher Education Taskforce, University of Wisconsin System

(Madison), September 2002­2005 Member, Chancellors’ Advisory Council on Equality for Women, August 2002­2004 Member, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS), June 2002­2004 Co­Chair, Seminar for Department Chairs, Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences

(CCAS), December 2002­2005 Member, Wisconsin Women in Higher Education Leadership, June 2002­2005

Consultant, AAUP (American Association of University Professors) Committee on Government Relations (Committee R), July 2002­2005

Member, University Archives Committee, Indiana State University September 2001­ June 2002

Member, AAUP (American Association of University Professors) Committee on Government Relations (Committee R), November 1999­July 2005

Vice Chair, University Research Committee, Indiana State University, September 1999­ 2002

Chair, Committee on Cognate Areas in Departments at Indiana State University, March 1999­2002

Chair, General Education Committee on Multicultural Studies, Indiana State University, January 1999­2002

Chairs' Council Representative for the College of Arts and Sciences at Indiana State University, Administrative Affairs Committee, September 1997­September 1998

Conference Planner and Organizer of the International Annual Pan­African Conference at

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Indiana State University in Spring Semester, in April of each year in Terre Haute, IN, September 1996­2000.

Member, Institutional Review Board, Indiana State University, September 1999­2002 Member, University Research Committee, Indiana State University, September 1999­

June 2002 Member, Faculty Dismissal Hearing Committee, Indiana State University, September

1999­May 2003 Member, Planning Committee of the Academic Leadership Enhancement Program,

Indiana State University, August 1999­June 2002 Member, Faculty Senate, Indiana State University, April 1999­June 2002 Reviewer, "Afrocentrism and Curriculum. Reform in Trinidad: A Historical and Culturist

Analysis," IJAS (International Journal of Africana Studies), January 1999 Reviewer, "Linguistics and the Discourse on the African American Dialect," IJAS

(International Journal of Africana Studies), January 1999 Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana State

University, October 1998­1999 Member, Affirmative Action Committee, Indiana State University, September 1998­

2002 Member, North Central Association Accreditation/Strategic Planning Committee, Indiana

State University, August 1998­January 2000 Member, Faculty Council, College of Arts and Sciences, Indiana State University,

August 1998­May 1999 Member, Editorial Board of The International Journal of Africana Studies, September

1998­present Chairperson, University Core Programs Subcommittee (UPCS), "The Individual in

Society," December 1995­January 1996 Faculty Scheduling Coordinator, Department of African American Studies, Temple

University, (1993­1996) Examiner, Doctoral Dissertation, Nana Abarry, "Community Identity and the Quest for

Self Fulfillment in African Womens' Female Authored Novels," Temple University, Defense: June 1998.

Member, University Assessment Advisory Committee, Indiana State University, August 1997­June 2002

Member, Advisory Board for the Lilly Grant to "Transform the First­Year Experience at Indiana State University," August 1997­June 2002

Member, General Education Taskforce, Indiana State University 1997­2000 Member, General Education Council, Indiana State University, April 1997­June 2002 Reviewer, "English: The Vanishing Language." Teachers College Press, Columbia

University, June 1997 Member, (ICBHE) Indiana Coalition of Blacks in Higher Education (ISU Chapter),

August 1996­2002 Major Advisor, Africana Studies Club, Indiana State University, December 1996­2002 Member, Lilly Grant Writing Team, Indiana State University, January 1997 Member, Multicultural Studies Committee, Indiana State University, Fall 1996­2002 Reviewer, "An Introduction to an African American Language." Peter Lang Publishing,

Inc., November 1996

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Member, University Core Programs Committee (UCPC), Temple University, December 1994­August 1996

Examiner, Doctoral Dissertation, Jeffrey Woodyard, "The Rhetorical Style of Malcolm X," Temple University. Defense: October 1995

Member, AAUP (American Association of University Professors) Committee on the Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the Status of Minorities in the Profession (Committee L), July 1994­September 1999

Editor, AGIN (Afro­German International Network), Newsletter, 1992­1994 External Examiner, Doctoral Dissertation, Susan Alexis Thomas­Holder, "Henry

Highland Garnet: His Life, Times and an Afrocentric Analysis of His Writings," Temple University. Defense: April 1994

Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Black Studies, 1992­present Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of German, The Ohio State

University, 1992­1993 Member, Research and Scholarly Activities Committee, Department of German, The

Ohio State University, 1992­1993 Examiner, Doctoral Dissertation, Robert Vocca, "Rites of Passage and the Construction

of Masculinity in Hubert Fichte's: Das Waisenhaus, Detleus Imitationen, Grünspan, Die Palette, and Versuch über die Pubertät," The Ohio State University. Defense: February 1993

External Examiner, Doctoral Dissertation, Donald Luke, "Africans in Early Scandinavia: Liberating an Obscured History," Temple University. Defense: October 1992

External Examiner, Doctoral Dissertation, Pavlos Pavlou, "Negation in Gastarbeiterdeutsch," Georgetown University. Defense: May 1992

Reader, State of Ohio, CIC Predoctoral Fellowship Program, 1992 Member, AATG (American Association for Teachers of German) Diversity Committee,

1992­2002 Organizer and Co­Chair, 1991 International Symposium on Germanic Languages and

Literatures, The Ohio State University, March 1991 Moderator, Keynote Address by Professor Emeritus William G. Moulton, 1991

International Symposium The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, March 1991 Moderator and Commentator, "The African­German Experience," 1991 International

Symposium, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, March 1991 Reviewer, "Oxford Book of African Literature." Book proposal, Oxford University Press,

1991 Member, Publicity Committee, Department of German, The Ohio State University, 1990­

1991 Member, Study Abroad Committee, Department of German, The Ohio State University,

1990­1991 Member, Faculty Professional Leave Committee, Department of German, The Ohio State

University, 1990 Member, Board of Directors of the National Afrocentric Institute, German Studies

Representative, 1988­present Consultant, National Teacher Examination German Test, 1989­present Professional Mentor, The Ohio State University Mentoring Program, 1989­1993 Faculty Advisor, German Club, The Ohio State University, 1989­1990

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Member, Undergraduate Studies Committee, Department of German, The Ohio State University, 1989­1990

Organizer, Undergraduate Lecture Series, Department of German, The Ohio State University, 1989­1990

Compiler and Analyzer of departmental educational materials for the African­Centered Curriculum for the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (1993­1994)

Undergraduate Major Advisor, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, (1991­1993)

Faculty Honors Advisor, Department of Germanic Languages and Literatures, The Ohio State University, (1992­1993)

Faculty Administrator in Residence, Freshman­House Quadrangle, The University of Pennsylvania, (1988­1989)

Faculty Member in Residence, Freshman­House Quadrangle, The University of Pennsylvania, 1988­1989

Research Administrative Assistant, The International Center, Princeton University, (1986­1987)

Member, Black Graduate Student Caucus, Princeton University, 1982­1987 Organizer, Annual Meeting, Black Graduate Student Caucus, Princeton University, 1987

COMMUNITY­OUTREACH SERVICES Facilitator, Terre Haute Community Pastoral Leaders, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. (Strategically

Utilizing Community Constituents Empowering Student Services), Indiana State University, June 1998­2002

Founder and Director, Indiana State University Community Extension Center, Charles T. Hyte Center, Terre Haute, IN, April 1997­1999

INTERVIEWS January 8, 2001 Tribune Star in Terre Haute, IN on the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King,

Jr. October 18, 2000 WTWO­TV 2 in Terre Haute, IN on Take Back the Night Rally at

Indiana State University April 26, 2000 WTWO­TV 2 in Terre Haute, IN on West African Drum and Dance

Performance at Indiana State University April 22, 1999 Black Issues in Higher Education in Washington, DC on the emergence of

White Studies programs in Higher Education in the academic curriculum November 30, 1998 Educational News Service, Department of Communication Studies at

Indiana State University in Terre Haute, IN on the restructuring and enhancement of the undergraduate program of the Department of African and African American Studies at Indiana State University

April 4, 1998 WTWO­TV 2 in Terre haute, IN on the Fifteenth Annual Pan African Studies Conference in the Department of Africana Studies at Indiana State University

March 6, 1998 WNKU­TV 8 in Highland Heights, KY on Afrocentricity, Multiculturalism, and the Legacy of Ebonics

January 19, 1998 WTWO­TV 2 in Terre Haute, IN on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s contribution to African American History, Language, and Culture

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December 3, 1997 KTSA­Radio in San Antonio, TX, an interview with Carl Dukes on Winnie Madikizela­Mandela’s testimony before the South Africa’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission

April 23, 1997 WTWO­TV 2 in Terre Haute, IN on the Tyi Wara Celebration at Indiana State University

April 12, 1997 WTWO­TV 2 in Terre Haute, IN on the Fourteenth Annual Pan African Studies Conference at Indiana State University

April 12, 1997 WTHI­TV 10 in Terre Haute, IN on the Fourteenth Annual Pan African Studies Conference at Indiana State University

February 20, 1997 WBAS Radio on the campus of Alabama State University in Montgomery, AL on Ebonics

February 13, 1997 The Birmingham News in Huntsville, AL on Ebonics February 13, 1997 The Huntsville Times in Huntsville, AL on Ebonics February 13, 1997 WAAY­TV 31 in Huntsville, AL on Ebonics February 13, 1997 WHNT­TV 19 in Huntsville, AL on Ebonics January 24, 1997 The Dayton Daily News in Dayton, OH on Ebonics January 21, 1997 WWRL Bob Law Radio Talk Show in New York, NY on the legitimacy

of Ebonics January 15, 1997 WTWO­TV 2 in Terre Haute, IN, in commemoration of the birthday of

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. January 13, 1997 WJAB Radio Program, A Different Perspective at Alabama A & M

University in Huntsville, AL on Ebonics January 8, 1997 Black Issues in Higher Education in Washington, DC on Ebonics January 7, 1997 WMAL Rita Foley Radio Talk Show in Washington, DC as a follow­up

interview on Ebonics January 3, 1997 WHYY Jackie Posey Radio in Philadelphia, PA on the education of

Ebonics in the African American community January 2, 1997 USA Today in Washington, DC on setting the record straight about

Ebonics January 2, 1997 The Oliver North Radio Show in Arlington, VA on Ebonics and Self­

Esteem January 2, 1997 Journal and Guide Newspaper in Norfolk, VA on controversy and

debate on Ebonics December 31, 1996WJCB The Rip Daniels Show in Gulfport, MS on the history,

understanding, and relevance of Ebonics among African Americans December 30, 1996 CBS­TV Up to the Minute in New York, NY on the debate and

controversy of Ebonics December 30, 1996WABC Curtis Sliwa Show in New York, NY on the origins and

development of Ebonics December 26, 1996 The Final Call in Chicago, IL on the recognition of Ebonics among

African American December 23, 1996 San Francisco Examiner in San Francisco, CA on the Oakland

California School Board’s adoption of Ebonics as a recognized language of African American children

December 22, 1996 Tribune Star in Terre Haute, IN on the Oakland California School Board’s adoption of Ebonics

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December 20, 1996 The San Jose Mercury in San Jose, CA in response to the Oakland California School Board’s adoption of Ebonics

December 20, 1996 The Philadelphia Inquirer in Philadelphia, PA in response to the Oakland California School Board’s adoption of Ebonics

December 20, 1996 The Los Angeles Daily in Los Angeles, CA in response to the Oakland California School Board’s adoption of Ebonics

December 20, 1996 Fox News Internet in New York, NY in response to the Oakland California School Board’s adoption of Ebonics

December 20, 1996WABC Allen Colmes Radio Talk Show in New York, NY in discussion of the Oakland California School Board’s adoption of Ebonics

December 19, 1996 San Francisco Examiner in San Francisco, CA in response to the Oakland California School Board’s adoption of Ebonics

December 19, 1996 The Daily Express New York in New York, NY in response to the Oakland California School Board’s adoption of Ebonics

December 5, 1996WTHI­TV 10 in Terre Haute, IN about celebration of Kwanzaa in the African American community

December 5, 1996WTWO­TV 2 in Terre Haute, IN about celebration of Kwanzaa in the African American community

December 4, 1996 KTSA­Radio Brad Messer Show in San Antonio, TX on Ebonics

December 3, 1996 KLIF­Talk Radio The David Gold Show on the discussion of Ebonics December 2, 1996WMAL­Radio in Washington, DC with Rita Foley on Ebonics December 2, 1996WJCB­Radio in Gulfport, MS with Judy Whitfield on government

funding for bilingual education of African American children November 27, 1996 The Washington Times on the debate and controversy surrounding

Ebonics November 25, 1996 The Oakland Tribune in Oakland California school system and the

African American child’s access to bilingual education November 25, 1996 The San Francisco Examiner in San Francisco, CA on the

development of the Intercultural Studies Program at Stanford University in Stanford, CA

November 13, 1996 WTHI­Radio in Terre Haute, IN on the discipline of Africana Studies and the Department of Africana Studies at Indiana State University

October 12, 1996 Black Issues in Higher Education in Washington, DC on the significance of the works of Dr. Maulana Karenga in African American Studies

September 10, 1996 Black Issues in Higher Education on the status of African Americans in the academic profession

August 24, 1996 CNN in Atlanta, GA on the recognition of Ebonics in the African American community

June 21, 1996 The Philadelphia Inquirer in Philadelphia, PA on the use of the “N­Word” among African American youth

June 19, 1996 The Dallas Morning News in Dallas, TX on the establishment of the Department of African American Studies at the university of Texas at Arlington, TX

June 14, 1996 WPIX Channel 6 on the topic of race relations in the United States

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May 10, 1996 WCAU Channel 10 in Philadelphia, PA on dispelling common myths about the African American community

April 28, 1996 The San Francisco Examiner in San Francisco, CA on the use of Ebonics and teaching tools relevant to the success of children in American schools

February 28, 1996 New Jersey Today in Newark, NJ on research on Ebonics in the discipline of Linguistics

February 9, 1996 Bucks County Courier in Newtown, PA on the Teaching of African American History in the educational system

October 27, 1995 Voice of America in Washington, DC on African Languages in the Diaspora

September 30, 1995 The Ashbury Press Paper in Ashbury, NJ on the role and status of Ebonics in the African American community

September 13, 1995 WHAT Radio 1340 AM in Philadelphia, PA on research on Ebonics September 11, 1995 KYW Channel 3 in Philadelphia, PA on the teaching and learning of

African American culture through the understanding of Ebonics May 12, 1995 The Philadelphia Tribune in Philadelphia, PA concerning the new graduate

course on Ebonics taught in the Department of African American Studies at Temple University

April 22, 1994 The Philadelphia Tribune in Philadelphia, PA on my research in German Cultural Studies on minorities living in contemporary German society

DISSERTATION/MAGISTER THESIS Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. The State of Verb Morphology in Foreign Worker Varieties of German. Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey, 1989

Blackshire­Belay, Carol A. Umgang. Eine literar­ und sprachhistorische Studie zum Wandel eines Begriffes. Universität München, Munich, Germany, 1981