Valerie Kinloch
Valerie Kinloch | |
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| 15th President of Johnson C. Smith University | |
| Assumed office August 1, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Clarence D. Armbrister |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 30, 1974[1] |
| Alma mater | Johnson C. Smith University Wayne State University (PhD) |
| Occupation | Writer, educator, academic administrator |
Valerie Kinloch (born 1974) is an American writer, educator, and academic administrator. She is the president of the Johnson C. Smith University starting in August 2023.[2][3] She also served as the Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.
Life[edit]
Kinloch is from Charleston, South Carolina.[4] She earned a bachelor's degree in English and literature from the Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) in 1996.[5] She earned a master's degree (December 1998) in English and African-American literature and a Ph.D. in English from Wayne State University.[5][4]
For three and a half years, Klinoch was an assistant professor of English focusing on composition and rhetoric at the University of Houston–Downtown.[5][4] She later worked as an associate professor of English education at the Teachers College, Columbia University.[5][4] She was an associate dean and professor at the Ohio State University.[5] In July 2017, Kinloch became the Renée and Richard Goldman Dean of the University of Pittsburgh School of Education.[6]
In June 2023, she was named the 15th president of JCSU, effective August 1.[5] She succeeds Clarence D. Armbrister.[7]
Selected works[edit]
- Kinloch, Valerie (2006). June Jordan: Her Life and Letters. Bloomsbury Academic. ISBN 978-0-275-98241-6.
- Kinloch, Valerie (2010). Harlem on Our Minds: Place, Race, and the Literacies of Urban Youth. Teachers College Press. ISBN 978-0-8077-5023-0.
- Kinloch, Valerie (2012). Crossing Boundaries-teaching and Learning with Urban Youth. Teachers College Press. ISBN 978-0-8077-5294-4.
References[edit]
- ^ "Kinloch, Valerie, 1974-". LC Name Authority File (LCNAF).
- ^ "Dr. Valerie Kinloch Appointed President of Johnson C. Smith University". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2023-06-22. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ Moore, Evan (June 21, 2023). "Johnson C. Smith University names new president. She's a familiar name to Charlotte HBCU". Charlotte Observer.
- ^ a b c d "Professor Valerie Kinloch". Teachers College - Columbia University. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ a b c d e f Kyaw, Arrman (2023-06-22). "Dr. Valerie Kinloch Appointed President of Johnson C. Smith University". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Dean Valerie Kinloch Named President of Johnson C. Smith University | School of Education | University of Pittsburgh". www.education.pitt.edu. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
- ^ "Dr. Valerie Kinloch named as 15th President". Johnson C. Smith University. Retrieved 2023-07-23.
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- Living people
- 1974 births
- Writers from Charleston, South Carolina
- 21st-century African-American women writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- 21st-century African-American writers
- 21st-century African-American academics
- 21st-century American academics
- Johnson C. Smith University alumni
- Johnson C. Smith University faculty
- University of Pittsburgh faculty
- Women deans (academic)
- Wayne State University alumni
- African-American women academic administrators
- 21st-century American women educators
- 21st-century American educators
- American university and college faculty deans
- Heads of historically black universities and colleges in the United States
- Women heads of universities and colleges
- American academics of English literature