Biographical Profile
Interest Background
International Activity
Professional Preparation
Positions & Appointments
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
Websites
Boutte, Gloria
Professor
Dr. Gloria Swindler Boutte is a Carolina Distinguished Professor at the University of South Carolina. She has presented widely on diversity and equity issues and enjoys working with teachers and schools. She is also the Founder and Executive Director for the Center for the Education and Equity of African American students (CEEAAS) in Columbia, South Carolina.
Biographical Profile
- College
- College of Education
- Department
- Teacher Education
- Tenure Status
- Tenured
International Activity
- International Activities
- Yes
- Type of Activity
- Research, Teaching, Study abroad
- Countries
- Sierra Leone, Colombia, South Africa, Zambia,Botswana, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, China, Guyana, Jamaica, South Africa; Egypt
- Description
- Visiting Professor--Melbourne, Australia; Choco, Colombia; Mona, Jamaica; Georgetown, Guyana ; Fulbright Scholar--Nigeria; Fulbright Specialist--South Africa; Fulbright-Hays Group Projects in Ghana, Sierra Leone, and Cameroon
- Institution/Entity
- University of Uyo--Nigeria; University of Ghana; University of Guyana; Stellenbosch University
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Extended Residence in Foreign Country
- No
- Speaks Non-English Language
- No
Interest Background
- Do you include students in your research?
- Undergraduates and Graduates
- Interest Keywords
- African American Students, Critical Multicultural Education, Culturally relevant teaching, African American Learning, African Diaspora Literacy, Biliteracy
- Institutional Focus Areas
- Social Sciences
- Personal Focus Areas
- African American students/language; Critical Literacy;, African Diaspora Literacy, Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Professional Preparation(Education & Training)
| Dates | Institution | Location | Degree | Field of Study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Iowa State University | M.S. | Child Development | |
| 1992 | University of South Carolina | Ph.D. | Educational Research | |
| 1980 | Johnson C. Smith University | B.A. | Early Childhood Education |
Positions & Appointments
| Dates | Description | Institution/Entity |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 - 1982 | Head Teacher, Iowa State University Laboratory School | |
| 1982 - 1983 | Child Development Specialist, Oklahoma State Department of Health | |
| 1983 - 1986 | Pre-School Teacher/Instructor, South Carolina State College Preschool | |
| 1989 - 1991 | Assistant Professor (tenure track), Child Development/Early Childhood Education, Human Development, South Carolina State University | |
| 1991 - 1996 | Assistant Professor (tenure track), Early Childhood Education, Instruction and Teacher Education, University of South Carolina | |
| 1996 - 1999 | Associate Professor (tenured), Early Childhood Education, Instruction and Teacher Education, University of South Carolina | |
| 1996 - 1989 | Instructor (tenure track), Child Development/Early Childhood Education, Human Development, South Carolina State University | |
| 1999 - 2002 | Associate Professor (tenured), Early Childhood Education, Human Development, University of North Carolina at Greensboro | |
| 2002 - 2007 | Professor (tenured), Education, Benedict College | |
| 2007 - 2009 | Associate Professor (tenured), Instruction and Teacher Education, University of South Carolina | |
| 2009 | Professor (tenured), Early Childhood Education, Instruction and Teacher Education, University of South Carolina | |
| 07/2011 | Department Chair and Endowed Chair | University of South Carolina |
| 08/2011 - 09/2018 | PROFESSOR | UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA |
| 08/2018 | Carolina Distinguished Professor | University of South Carolina |
Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships
| Dates | Type | Description | Foundation/Entity |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Award | Teaching: Teacher of the Year. School of Home Economics and Human Services | |
| 1996 | Award | Service: Johnson C. Smith University Outstanding Alumni. Columbia Chapter | |
| 2003 | Award | Scholarship: Fulbright-Hays Scholar. Ghana, West Africa | |
| 2006 | Award | Teaching: Distinguished Honors Faculty Member, Benedict College | |
| 2006 | Award | Service: Advocate for African American Students Award for the establishment and maintenance of the Center of Excellence for the Education and Equity of African American Students (CEEEAAS) | |
| 2007 | Award | Teaching: South Carolina Independed Colleges and Universities Excellence in Teaching Award | |
| 2007 | Award | Teaching : Visiting Scholar in the Centre for Equity and Innovation in Early Childhood, Faculty of Education. Melbourne Australia. | |
| 2008 | Award | Reprints of articles in Annual Editions publishes "a wide range of current, carefully selected articles from some of the most important magazines, newspapers, and journals published today. Annual Editions are updated on a regular basis through a continuous monitoring of over 400 periodical sources." | |
| 2009 | Award | Scholarship: Schuyler and Yvonne Moore Child Advocacy Distinguished Chair, College of Education, University of South Carolina | |
| 2010 | Award | College of Education Research Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2012 | Award | University of South Carolina Social Justice Award | University of South Carolina |
| 2013 | Award | Fulbright Specialist | Fulbright Foundation |
| 2014 | Award | USC Educational Foundation Research Award for Professional Schools | University of South Carolina |
| 2015 | Award | Fulbright Scholarship to Nigeria | Fulbright Foundation |
| 2019 | Award | AESA Critics Choice Book Award | American Educational Studies Association |
| 2019 | Award | Carolina Distinguished Professorship | University of South Carolina |
| 2012 | Honor | APPROVED FULBRIGHT SPECIALISTS CANDIDATE 2011-2016 | Fulbright Foundation |
| 2019 | Honor | Carolina Distinguished Professor | University of South Carolina |
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