Deas, Kendall Dwayne

Assistant Professor

Biographical Profile

College
McCausland College of Arts and Sciences
Department
African-American Studies
Tenure Status
Tenure Track

Memberships & Professional Activities

Dates Type Description Institution/Entity
2022 Professional Activity Featured panelist for "Systemic Inequality in South Carolina Schools" a program through the university's Humanities Collaborative Center for Civil Rights History and Research, College of Education, Department of Anthropology, and Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
2022 - 2023 Professional Activity Elected Vice President USC Postdoctoral Association

Recognition Awards, Honors, & Fellowships

Dates Type Description Foundation/Entity
2022 Award ASPIRE-1 Innovation Research Grant for a pilot study "Mentoring for Math Proficiency-M4MP" which will examine how to improve mathematics education for grades 6-8 at the middle school level in Richland County University of South Carolina
2023 Award Social Justice Award University of South Carolina
2025 Award South Carolina Education Association's Outstanding Public Service Award South Carolina Education Association
2025 Award National Cohort of the Education Scholar's Training Program (ESTP) Scholars Strategy Network
2025 Award South Carolina Education Association-Retired's Outstanding Public Service Award South Carolina Education Association
2023 Fellowship Civic Engagement and Voting Rights Teacher Scholar Andrew W. Mellon Foundation/Clemson University
2025 Honor Received a commendation from the S.C. House of Representatives in recognition of his receipt of the South Carolina Education Association's Outstanding Public Service Award for 2025 S.C. House of Representatives
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