New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

Help recruit incoming class and market Kent State University to prospective students and their families

Worked at KSU since:

December 2011

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Full-time student

Likes Most About Kent State University:

National reputation, beautiful campus, much to do in Northeast Ohio, successful sports teams, FOOD!

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

National reputation, family-like atmosphere

Resides in:

Kent, Ohio

Hometown:

Bloomsburg, Pa.

Education:

B.A. history/B.A. sociology – Bloomsburg University, pursuing M.Ed. in higher education administration and student personnel

Hobbies:

Philadelphia sports, running, lifting, reading, fantasy football

Familiar Face

Job Description:

I teach courses on black literature and culture and conduct research on varied topics, including the relationship between intellectuals of the black diaspora and Africa; transnationalism in African-American, African-Caribbean, African-British and African-Canadian literatures; black travel writings; black Atlantic theories and methods; and the representations of immigration, race, class, gender and modernity in black literature, film and music.

Worked at KSU since:

August 2006

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

The Evergreen State College

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The excellent reputation of its departments, faculty and students

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

The opportunity to work with and learn from cutting-edge and down-to-earth scholars

Resides in:

Kent, Ohio

Hometown:

Originally from Saint-Louis, Senegal

Education:

Ph.D. in American culture studies, Bowling Green State University, Ohio (2002); M.A. in American studies, Pennsylvania State University, Pennsylvania (1998); B.A. in English, Université Gaston Berger de Saint-Louis, Sénégal (1996)

Hobbies:

Reading, listening to music (such as reggae, Afro-beat, blues, jazz, rap and country), watching films and exercising whenever time allows