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 “My pathway from a creative writing literary background to administrator and public anthropologist is a non sequitur. I am a strong example of how it is possible to translate the liberal arts into practical realities.” ~Irma Photo Credit: Michael Castro |
Irma McClaurin is a 30-year veteran activist-scholar,
teacher and writer and experienced administrator with extensive knowledge and proven expertise in diverse areas that include education, higher education administration, community outreach and engagement, philanthropy and federal grants, and diversity and social justice. She
holds both an MA (’89) and PhD (’93) in anthropology and also an MFA (’76) in
English, all from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Her experiences growing up in inner-city Chicago and as a first-generation college graduate have influenced her professional growth and commitment. She is an alumna of the experimental Yale Summer High School (’68) described in the forthcoming documentary entitled “Walk Right In," and a graduate of Grinnell College in Iowa ('73) with a major in American Studies. Often described as a "vision architect" with a talent for getting things done under impossible circumstances, McClaurin has served as a university president (Shaw U in Raleigh), an Associate VP and the founding Executive Director of the first Urban Research and Outreach/Engagement Center at the University of Minnesota, and a program officer in Education and Scholarship at the Ford Foundation. Click here for full bio. Contact Dr. McClaurin |
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