Teacher. Psychologist. Historian.
These are just three of the words that can be used to describe world-renowned scholar Dr. Asa G. Hilliard III, who began his career in public schools, continued on to the collegiate level, and served as a school psychologist in West Africa.
Hilliard will share his experiences in the field of education when he speaks at the annual Albemarle lecture sponsored by the College of Education at Southern Arkansas University, Magnolia.
The lecture will be at 11 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 14, in Foundation Hall in the Donald W. Reynolds Campus and Community Center located on the University campus. It is free and open to the public. Albemarle Corporation has underwritten this lectureship endowment.
Hilliard is the Fuller E. Callaway professor of urban education at Georgia State University, with joint appointments in the Department of Educational Policy Studies and the Department of Educational Psychology/Special Education.
He began his career in the Denver Public Schools teaching psychology, mathematics, and American history. He earned a B.A. in psychology, M.A. in counseling, and Ed.D. in educational psychology from the University of Denver, where he also taught in the College of Education and the College of Arts and Sciences in the Honors Program in philosophy.
He served on the faculty at San Francisco State University for 18 years and during that time served as department chair for two years, dean of education for eight years, consultant to the Peace Corps, superintendent of schools in Monrovia, and school psychologist during his six years in Liberia, West Africa.
Hilliard has helped to develop several assessment systems, such as proficiency assessment of professional educators and developmental assessments of young children and infants. He is a board certified forensic examiner and diplomate of both the American Board of Forensic Examiners and the American Board of Forensic Medicine. He served as an expert witness in several landmark federal cases on test validity and bias, including Larry P v. Wilson Riles in California, Mattie T. v. Holliday in Mississippi, Deborah P. v. Turlington in Florida and also in two Supreme Court cases, Ayers v. Fordice in Mississippi and Marino v. Ortiz in New York City.
He is a founding member and first vice president of the Association for the Study of Classical African Civilizations. He has conducted ancient African history study tours to Egypt for 15 years, is the co-developer of an educational television series on Ancient Kemetic (Egyptian history). He has produced videotapes and educational materials on African history through his production company, Waset Educational Productions. He is co-founder, with his daughter Nefertari Patricia Hilliard-Nunn, of Makare Publishing.
Albemarle Corporation is a leading producer of specialty chemicals for consumer electronics; transportation and industrial products; pharmaceutical; agricultural products; and construction and packaging materials serving customers in more than 100 countries. SAU and the College of Education extend their appreciation to the Albemarle Corporation and its Magnolia plant manager and employees for their dedication to public service and public education in south Arkansas.
For more information call the College of Education at 870-235-4057.
