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 | [1] | January 30, 1974
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.
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]
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 | [1] | January 30, 1974
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.
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]