NIKKI GIOVANNI
Department of English
Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 24061
(540) 231-7785
Short Curriculum Vita
EDUCATION:
B. A.
History (Honors)
Fisk University
1967
PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYMENT:
1999-
University Distinguished Professor
Virginia Tech
1997-1999
Gloria D. Smith Professor of Black Studies
Virginia Tech
1989-1997
Professor of English
Virginia Tech
1987-1989
Commonwealth Visiting Professor
Virginia Tech
1985-1987
Professor of Creative Writing
College of Mount Saint Joseph
1984-1985
Visiting Professor of English
Ohio State University
HONORARY DEGREES:
2013
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Winston-Salem State University
2013
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, University of North Carolina - Asheville
2012
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Shenandoah University
2009
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. Dillard University
2007
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters. Florida A&M University
2003
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, West Virginia University
2002
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Pace University
2001
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Central State University
2000
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Manhattanville College
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1999
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, State University of West Georgia
1999
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Martin University
1999
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Wilmington University
1998
Honorary Doctorate of Arts, Delaware State University
1997
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Allegheny College
1995
Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Albright College
1995
Honorary Doctorate of Letters, Cabrini College
1993
Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts, Rockhurst College
1993
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Widener University
1992
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Otterbein College
1991
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Indiana University
1988
Honorary Doctorate of Humanities, Fisk University
1987
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters, Mount Saint Mary's College
1985
Honorary Doctorate of Human Letters, The College of Mount Saint Joseph
1978
Honorary Doctorate of Literature, Smith College
1977
Honorary Doctorate of Literature, University of Maryland (Princess Anne Campus)
1976
Honorary Doctorate of Literature, Ripon University
1974
Honorary Doctorate of Humanities, Wilberforce University
RECENT HONORS AND AWARDS (PARTIAL LISTING):
2014
Uncompromising Commitment to Communities, Education, Activism, and the
Arts, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Inclusion of works in gallery, National Civil Rights Museum. 4 Apr. 2014.
Certificate of Appreciation, Black Student Union and Washington State
University. 19 Feb. 2014.
Hugh J. Luke Award, Prairie Schooner - University of Nebraska. 6 Jan. 2014.
2013
NPR's Book Concierge, NPR. 5 Dec. 2013.
Inspiration Award, Martha's Vineyard Branch NAACP. 17 Aug. 2013.
Service Award, Upward Bound Program. 8 July 2013.
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Marker placed in honor of Nikki Giovanni on grounds of St. Simon of Cyrene
Episcopal School, Society of the Transfiguration/Ohio House of
Representatives. 29 June 2013.
Nikki Giovanni Day, Village of Lincoln Heights. 29 June 2013.
Certificate of Recognition, City of Pittsfield. 27 June 2013.
Woman of the Year Award, American Business Women's Association New
River Valley Express. 19 June 2013.
Nikki Giovanni Day, District of Columbia. 30 Apr. 2013.
Photograph and "Nikki-Rosa" featured in Exhibit, National Civil Rights
Museum. 29 April 29,2013.
Stacey Hall Humanitarian Award. Black Student Union of Kansas State
University, Manhattan, KS. 6 Feb. 2013
2012
Albert L. Sturm Creative Arts Award for 2011-2012 year. Presented at initiation
ceremony of Mu Chapter of Virginia, Phi Beta Kappa. Virginia Tech.
Blacksburg, VA. 10 May 2012.
City of Knoxville, TN, proclaimed 21 Apr. 2012 to be Nikki Giovanni Day.
Gwendolyn Brooks Award. The Eleventh National Black Writers Conference.
Medgar Evers College, CUNY. Brooklyn, NY. 29 Mar. to 1 Apr. 2012.
2012 National Black Writers Conference Honoree. Medgar Evers College.
Brooklyn, NY. 31 Mar. 2012.
Featured Author in the Brown Bookshelf’s 28 Days Later Celebration of
children’s literature for Black History Month. 7 Feb. 2012.
Awarded a “Key to the City.” Santa Cruz, CA. 2 Feb. 2012.
Awarded a “Key to the City.” Clarksdale, MS. 27 Jan. 2012.
2011
Honored in Annual MEAC/SWAC Challenge Legends Reception. 3 Sep. 2011.
Effie Waller Smith Affrilachian Legacy Award from University of Kentucky.
Inaugural Symposium on Affrilachia. 9-10 Apr. 2011.
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Read on Wisconsin! Book of the Month, Hip Hop Speaks to Children. April
2011.
Clark County, NV, proclaimed 27 Mar. 2011 to be “Nikki Giovanni Day.”
Awarded by Board of Commissioners of Clark County.
Certificate of Recognition presented by Las Vegas Urban League at Annual
Equal Opportunity Day Luncheon. 27 Mar. 2011.
Concurrent Resolution recognizing Nikki Giovanni from the Mississippi State
Senate and House of Representatives. State Concurrent Resolution No.
656. 18 and 22 Mar. 2011.
42nd NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Word—Poetry. 100 Best
African American Poems. 4 March 2011.
Inclusion on Randolph College’s reading list for Black History Month. Bicycles.
February 2011.
Lounge named after Nikki Giovanni containing biography, displays, and
quotes. Mosher-Jordan Residence Hall. University of Michigan. Ann
Arbor, MI. 2011.
2010
Editor-in-Chief Choice Award (2010), Mobius, the Poetry Magazine. 7 December
2010.
Recognition, City of Charleston’s Mayor, Joseph Riley. Charleston, SC. 6
November 2010.
Service Award from the Virginia State Conference NAACP 75th Annual
Convention. Roanoke VA. 29 October 2010.
Honoree for 2011 Tennessee African-American History Calendar. Nashville,
TN. 14 October 2010 (calendar unveiling).
Recognition in the national Delta Sigma Theta Sorority 2010 calendar. August
2010.
Recognition. Roanoke City Council. Roanoke, VA. 18 June 2010.
Lifetime Achievement Award Winner (2010). Art Sanctuary 26th Annual
Celebration of Black Writing Festival. Philadelphia, PA. 28 May 2010.
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Official Citation of Recognition from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania’s
House of Representatives. 27 May 2010.
Presidential Medal of Honor. Dillard University. New Orleans, LA. 8 May
2010.
“Knoxville, Tennessee” featured in Takoma Park Library’s “Spring for Poetry”
urban walk. Takoma Park, MD. Spring 2010.
41st NAACP Image Award Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry for Bicycles.
February 2010.
Recognition. The City of Hartford, Connecticut, as Nikki Giovanni Day. 14
January 2010.
Bicycles featured as Loudoun County public Library One City, One Book event
book choice. Loudoun County, VA. 2010.
Chosen as face of Loudoun County Public Library’s “Try Poetry 2010”
initiative. Loudoun County, VA. 2010.
Key to the City. South Bend, IN. 2010.
PUBLICATIONS (Partial Listing)
Books of Poetry
Chasing Utopia: A Hybrid. New York: William Morrow, 2013. 160.
Bicycles: Love Poems. New York: HarperCollins/Morrow, 2009.
(paperback edition). Harper Perennial, 2010.
Acolytes. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 2007. 131.
The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni 1968-1998. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea: Poems and Not Quite Poems. New York: William Morrow, 2002.
(paperback edition). Harper Perennial, 2010.
Blues: For All the Changes. New York: William Morrow, 1999.
Love Poems. New York: William Morrow, 1997.
Selected Poems of Nikki Giovanni. New York: William Morrow, 1996.
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Those Who Ride The Night Winds. New York: Morrow, 1983.
(paperback edition). New York: Morrow, 1984.
Cotton Candy On A Rainy Day. New York: Morrow, 1978.
(paperback edition). New York: Morrow/Quill, 1980.
The Women and The Men. New York: Morrow, 1975.
(paperback edition). New York: Morrow, 1975.
My House. New York: Morrow, 1972.
(paperback edition). New York: Morrow, 1973.
Re: Creation. Detroit: Broadside Press, 1970.
(paperback edition). Detroit: Broadside Press, 1970.
Black Feeling, Black Talk/Black Judgment. New York: Morrow, 1970.
(paperback edition). New York: Morrow, 1971.
Black Judgment. Privately Printed, 1968.
Black Feeling, Black Talk. Privately Printed, 1968.
Books for children
The Grasshopper’s Song. Illustrated by Chris Raschka. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press,
2008.
Lincoln and Douglass: An American Friendship. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. New York: Henry
Holt, 2008. Paperback edition January 2013.
Rosa. Illustrated by Bryan Collier. New York: Henry Holt & Company, 2005.
(Korean reprint) Seoul: Woongjin, 2010.
(Educational reprint in English and Spanish). Columbus, OH: Zaner-Bloser, 2011.
The Girls in the Circle. New York: Scholastic Inc., 2004.
The Sun Is So Quiet. Illustrated by Ashley Bryan. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.
The Genie in the Jar. Illustrated by Chris Raschka. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.
Knoxville, Tennessee. Illustrated by Larry Johnson. New York: Scholastic Books, 1994.
Vacation Time: Poems for Children. Illustrated by Marisabina Russo. New York: Morrow, 1980.
(paperback edition). Illustrated by Marisabina Russo. New York: Morrow, 1981.
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Ego-Tripping and Other Poems For Young People. Illustrated by George Ford. New York:
Lawrence Hill, 1973.
(paperback edition). Illustrated by George Ford. New York: Lawrence Hill, 1973.
Second Expanded Edition. Illustrated by George Ford. Foreword by Virginia Hamilton.
New York: Lawrence Hill Books, 1993.
Spin A Soft Black Song. Illustrated by Charles Bible. New York: Hill and Wang, 1971.
(revised edition). Illustrated by George Martins. New York: Hill and Wang, 1985.
(paperback edition). Illustrated by George Martins. New York: Sunburst/Hill and
Wang, 1987.
Books edited
The 100 Best African American Poems. New York: Sourcebooks/MediaFusion, 2010.
Best African American Fiction 2010. New York: Ballantine, 2010.
Hip Hop Speaks to Children. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks, 2008.
Grand Fathers: Reminiscences, Poems, Recipes, and Photos of the Keepers of Our Tradition. New
York: Henry Holt, 1999.
Shimmy Shimmy Shimmy Like My Sister Kate. New York: Henry Holt, 1996.
Grand Mothers: A Multicultural Anthology of Poems, Reminiscences, and Short Stories About the
Keepers of Our Traditions. New York: Henry Holt, 1994.
(paperback edition). New York: Henry Holt, 1996.
Appalachian Elders: A Warm Hearth Sampler. Blacksburg, VA: Pocahontas Press, 1991.
Books of nonfiction
On My Journey Now. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick Press, 2007.
The Prosaic Soul of Nikki Giovanni. New York: HarperCollins, 2003.
Racism 101. New York: Morrow, 1994.
(paperback edition). New York: Morrow, 1995.
Sacred Cows . . . And Other Edibles. New York: Morrow, 1988.
(paperback edition). New York: Morrow, 1989.
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A Poetic Equation: Conversations Between Nikki Giovanni and Margaret Walker. Washington:
Howard University Press, 1974.
(paperback edition, with new postscript). Washington: Howard University Press, 1983.
A Dialogue: James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni. Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott,
1973.
(paperback edition). Philadelphia and New York: J. B. Lippincott, 1973.
Gemini: An Extended Autobiographical Statement on My First Twenty-Five Years of Being A
Black Poet. New York: Bobbs-Merrill, 1971.
(paperback edition). New York: Viking, 1973.
(paperback edition). New York: Penguin, 1976.
Night Comes Softly: Anthology of Black Female Voices (edited). Privately Printed. 1970.
Recordings
Writer. "The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr." Big Yellow Wooly Trousers. Kip Prather and
Eric Roth, composers. Amherst, MA. http://www.trousersmusic.com/new-songs.
March 2013 - June 2013.
Writer. “The Self-Evident Poem” and “Quilting the Black-Eyed Pea.” Diane Monroe,
composer. What is This Thing Called Freedom? The Transforming and Timeless Songs of
Protest. Performed by Diane Monroe. Lyric Theater. Blacksburg, VA. 25 Jan. 2013.
Writer. “Walking Down Park.” Tom Gilbert, composer. Album released by Universal Music
Group. April 2011.
Writer. “You Came, Too.” “A Summer Love Poem.” “I Wrote a Good Omelet.” And “Sky
Diving.” Gary Powell Nash, composer. Composition entitled Elements. Performed by
Conundrum Ensemble of Cincinnati, OH. Performed for master class and concert.
Fisk University. Nashville, TN. 15 March 2012.
Writer. “You Came, Too” “Friendship” and “Three Quarters Time.” Performed at African
American Art Song Alliance Conference. Performed by Jennifer Odom Cioban,
Wallace Cheatham (accompanist). University of California – Irvine. Irvine, CA. 10
February 2012.
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Performer. Make a Joyful Noise: An Evening of Spirituals. 2009.
Writer. The Ache of Possibility. Di-Tone. 2009.
Writer. Another Thought. The Hague, Netherlands. 2009.
Narration. Rosa. Weston Woods Studios. Norwalk, CT. 2008.
Reader. “Incidents in the Life of A Slave Girl. Harriet Jacobs.” Masterbuy Audiobooks. Kente
Classic. Non-Fiction. 2007.
“Song of Feet.” Hope Clayburn’s 2nd Booty Battalion: Report 4 Booty. Compact Disk. Boobalo
Music, 2003.
“A Great Love of God and Country.” Crosscurrents Emergence. Compact Disk. KUPS.
Witness: James Baldwin. Narrated by Danny Glover. Written and directed by Angie Corcetti.
Produced by Helen Hood Scheer. A Peter Jones production. Aired on A&E television
on 20 February 2003.
The History Makers. Executive Director, Julieanna L. Richardson. Chicago, IL, 2003. Also listed
at http://www.thehistorymakers.com.
Foundations of Courage . . . A Cry to Freedom! Hosted by Angela Bassett. Produced by Rena M.
Davis. Aired on BET on 11 February 2003. Profiles Susan Taylor, Carol MoseleyBraun, Nikki Giovanni, and Marian Wright Edelman.
The African American Audio Experience: With an Original Introduction by Nikki Giovanni.
Produced and directed by Rick Harris. UACD 5200 (5). Caedmon, 2002.
The Nikki Giovanni Poetry Collection. Produced and directed by Rick Harris. UACD 5159 (2)
and UAO 5159 (2). Caedmon, 2002.
“Stealing Home: For Jack Robinson.” Jackie Robinson: Stealing Home (A Musical Tribute. New
York: Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., 1997.
Nikki Giovanni in Philadelphia. Philadelphia, PA. Collectables, 1997.
Spirit To Spirit. Directed by Mirra Banks. Perrin Ireland, Producer. PBS Television, 1987.
Videocassette.
Cotton Candy On A Rainy Day. Folkways Records FL 9756, 1978.
The Reason I Like Chocolate. Folkways Records FC 7775, 1976.
Legacies. Folkways Records FL 9798, 1976.
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The Way I Feel. With Music Composed by Arif Mardin. Niktom Records. Distributed by
Atlantic Recording Corporation, 1975.
Like A Ripple On A Pond. With The New York Community Choir, Benny Diggs, Director.
Niktom Records, 1973. Released on CD by Collectables Records.
Truth Is On Its Way. With The New York Community Choir, Benny Diggs, Director. Right
On Records, 1971. Released in CD by Collectables Records.
DEPARTMENTAL AND UNIVERSITY SERVICE (Selected):
Program Organizer, "The Bus Poetry Slam." Virginia Tech's 1st Annual Poetry Slam. Presented
by VT Expressions and Nikki Giovanni. Hilcrest Dining Hall. Poets featured from
Virginia Tech, Duke, and UNC. 22 October 2013.
Organizer, Lecture by Isabel Wilkerson: The Warmth of Other Suns. 19 March 2013.
Organizer, Sheer Good Fortune: Celebrating Toni Morrison. 16 October 2012.
Guest Lecture, “Valuing Place: Appalachia in Literature, Film, and Music.”, Prof. Emily
Satterwhite, 24 April 2012.
Guest lecturer for Prof. Sal Choudhury’s Architecture class. 28 September 2011.
Guest Lecturer for Gena Chandler’s English 1674, “Introduction to African-American
Literature” on Charles Chestnutt’s “The Wife of his Youth.” 12 October 2010.
Introduction/Opening Remarks for Barbara Kingsolver and Steven Hoop. Virginia Tech’s
Common Book Event. Burruss Hall. 13 September 2010.
Keynote address. 2nd Annual Grapevine Conference. 24 September 2010.
Meeting with a group of high school students from Indianola, Mississippi during their visit to
Virginia Tech’s campus. Shanks Hall. 26 July 2010.
Meeting with Virginia Tech basketball recruit and father. Summer 2010.
Guest lecturer for Prof. Sal Choudhury’s Architecture class. 7 April 2010.
Organized the 3rd Annual Steger Poetry Prize competition. 6 April 2010 (award ceremony).
Organized “Make a Joyful Noise: An Evening of Spirituals and Poetry” featuring musicians and
poets, students and faculty from Virginia Tech. St. Paul Church. 6 December 2009.
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Marshal. English Department Commencement. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA. 16 May 2009.
Alumni Award for Outreach and Excellence for the faculty member who has extended the
university’s outreach mission. Virginia Tech. Blacksburg, VA. April 2009.
Poetry Reading. CLAHS Alumni Event, Atlanta Chapter. 17 February 2008.
Member of the Advisory Committee on Human Dimensions (ACHD). Fall 2007.
Member of the VT Delegation to greet Queen Elizabeth. Richmond, Virginia. 25 April 2007.
Member of the Dean of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences Search Committee (2006-2007).
English UG Conference. 30 March 2007.
Women’s Month Poetry and Fiction Reading. 20 March 2006.
Guest. Virginia Tech Alumni Association, 7th Black Alumni Reunion Banquet. “Student
Empowerment: Lean on Me.” 17 March 2007.
Videotaping for university ads, internet use.
Distinguished Professor Lecture. 6 December 2005.
Lecture/Reading. “A Morning with Nikki Giovanni.” Huddle with the Hokies. Blacksburg,
VA. 24 September 2005.
Keynote Address. Creative Writing Camp. 20 June 2005.
Keynote Speaker. Student Recognition Banquet. Blacksburg, VA. 16 April 2005.
Keynote Speaker. Mid-Atlantic Conference on the Scholarship of Diversity. Virginia Tech, VA.
18 March 2005.
Taped Recording. Support for Virginia Tech Football Team at the Sugar Bowl. 4 December
2004.
Class Reading. Suzanne Reisinger’s American Literature Class. VA Tech. 5 May 2004.
Lecture/Reading. OΔΚ Fireside Chat Series. Blacksburg, VA. 5 April 2004.
Co-Sponsor. Virginia Tech Celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the Brown v. Board of Education
Decision. Blacksburg, VA. 30 January 2004.
Co-Sponsor. Tayari Jones. Blacksburg, VA. 9 October 2003.
Sponsor. Between Friends, a choral group. For The Negro Spiritual as the American Metaphor
class. 9 April 2002.
Sponsor. A Scholar’s Breakfast with Paula Giddings. The Sheraton Four Points. Blacksburg,
Virginia. 23 March 2002.
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Keynote Dinner Speaker. English Department Alumni Reunion. 22 September 2001.
Participant. The Opening Convocation for Freshmen. 26 August 2001.
Participant. Summit on Student Athlete Success. 15 May 2001.
Tribute to Dr. Edward Tucker. English Department Commencement. 12 May 2001.
Co-Sponsor. “A Place at the Table: Celebrating Southern Food, Literature, and Culture.” 5
April 2001.
Member. Search Committee for Associate Director for Innovation and Business Processes.
Sponsor and Organizer. Guest lecture by Michael Cottman, author of Spirit Dive. 17 April
2001.
Poetry Reading. Holocaust Memorial, Multicultural Center. Virginia Tech. 9 April 2001.
Reading. The First Annual English Salon. Blacksburg, VA. 17 March 2001.
Sponsor and Organizer. The Fisk University Jubilee Singers. Virginia Tech. 10 February 2001.
Organizer. “African American Sacred Music,” a lecture by Dr. Joseph H. Brown. Virginia Tech.
12 September 2000.
Nikki Giovanni’s Hush Harbor Choir. Virginia Tech. 30 August 2000.
Sponsor and Organizer. The Poetic Voice of the Harlem Renaissance: Val Gray Ward. Virginia
Tech. 4 April 2000.
Reading. For Women’s History Month. The Women’s Center (sponsor). The Wesley
Foundation. 21 March 2000.
Guest Speaker. Fourth Annual College of Arts and Sciences Staff Recognition Luncheon.
Blacksburg, VA. 2 February 2000.
Organizer. Opportunity Harlem Renaissance Costume Ball. Blacksburg, VA. 1 February 2000.
Lecture/Reading. The Wesleyan Foundation. 5 December 1999.
Organizer. The Virginia State University Choir in Concert. Donaldson Brown Center,
Blacksburg, VA. 11 November 1999.
Lecture/Reading. Virginia Tech Alumni Association. Williamsburg, VA. 9 November 1999.
Workshop on Sula. Multicultural Programs Book Club. 4 November 1999.
Keynote Speaker. Frances Engel Memorial Lecture. Virginia Tech Faculty Women’s Club.
Mountain Lake, VA. 19 October 1999.
Reading. The Summer Student Transition Program. 29 July 1999.
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Organizer. Second Annual Hush Harbor. 20 April 1999.
Organizer. Special program, “Ruby Perkins Presents Moms Mabley.” 13 April 1999.
Lecture/Reading. Campus Presbyterian Student Fellowship. 21 March 1999.
Poetry Reading. Virginia Tech Faculty Women’s Club. 7 December 1998.
Lecture/Reading. First Year Experience Course for WING Students. 9 November 1998.
Keynote Speaker. Emerging Leaders Workshop. 15 August 1998.
Guest Speaker. Wired Together: Making Connections. University Libraries Staff Development
Day. 14 August 1998.
Poetry Reading. Virginia Tech Alumni. Virginia Tech/UVA Northern Virginia Center. 18
June 1998.
Staff Development Workshop: “Caught Between a Metaphor and an Illusion.” 8 April 1998.
Lecture/Reading. Virginia Tech. Slusher Tower. 23 March 1998.
Advisory Committee, Black Studies
Organizer and Sponsor. The Chittlin’ Strut. 27 February 1998.
Organizer and Sponsor. “The One-Woman Show of Val Gray-Ward.” 9 February 1998.
Reading With Jazz. Black Cultural Center. 25 January 1998.
Informal Lecture. Odyssey Club. CIS. 18 November 1997.
Advisory Committee, Black Studies Program, 1995-98.
Panelist, “Writers and Their Communities.” Lisa Norris’ fiction writing class. Fall, 1996.
Lecture on Racism and Affirmative Action. Management 4334: Social Issues in Business and
Business Ethics. Professor George Watson, instructor. 8 November 1995.
Panelist. NAACP Forum on Affirmative Action. 12 October 1995.
Guest Speaker. Phi Beta Kappa Luncheon. 2 November 1994.
Guest Speaker. New River Alliance of Librarians. 28 September 1994.
“Afro-American Literature.” Lecture for Department of English, Introduction to Graduate
Studies. 1 December 1994.
Guest Speaker. Black Cultural Center. 12 September 1994.
Guest Speaker. Virginia Tech Women's Sports Banquet. 11 April 1994.
Lecture/Poetry Reading. Upward Bound. 13 December 1993.
Poetry Reading. Black Studies Reception. 6 December 1993.
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“Creative Unity.” For the Women and Minorities in the Professions Program. 29 November
1993.
“Women and Leadership.” For The Women's Leadership Coalition. 12 April 1993.
College of Arts & Sciences Recruitment Reception, Washington, D.C., 1991.
University Recruitment Film, 1991.
Breakfast Speaker, Black Student Weekend, 1991.
Recruitment Drive, University Admissions Office, 1991-92.
Advisory Committee, The Black Cultural Center, 1991.
Black History Month Committee (Chair), 1991.
Department of English Executive Committee, 1990-92.
Department of English Personnel Committee, 1989-91.