Irma McClaurin, PhD

Anthropologist.Poet.Writer.Educator.



“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 McClaurin

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Soulstrumental.mp3

Music throughout this site provided courtesy of beatmaster, Antonio "Elevation" Allen

 McClaurin featured in film on Education Reform and 1968 Yale Summer High School Program.  View press release.
 Learn more about her Yale Summer High School experience. Read article.


 

Irma McClaurin is a woman of many talents: activist anthropologist, administrator, consultant, leader, mentor, professor, and writer.  She has provided leadership, mentored, made grants, and written poetry, creative non-fiction, and policies, all  informed by social justice.  She holds both the MA (’89) and PhD (’93) in anthropology and also the MFA (’76) in English all from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. Full Bio

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McClaurin on KBOO Portland.mp3

Hear Irma McClaurin speak with Portland's KBOO's Don Merrill on the world of academics, literature, philanthropy and anthropology.  Click here for the full one hour interview.

Preserving Black Culture one Cemetery at a time:  Join Me & the Friends of Oberlin on April 21, 2013 at 9:00 AM  in Raleigh at 1012 Oberlin Rd to celebrate recognition of Oberlin Cemetery as a Raleigh Historic Landmark.

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