Daphne W. Ntiri
After serving three years as a consultant to UNESCO on Adult
Education and Adult Literacy in field assignments in Senegal and
Somalia, Dr. Ntiri became resolute and passionate about taking
drastic measures to promote Adult Education and reduce adult illiteracy
in the world. At Wayne State University where she is Associate
Professor of Africana Studies, she writes empirically from an
interdisciplinary perspective integrating theory, practice and
application. Her research intersecting on Third World issues,
women and adult education/literacy has resulted in the publication
of a score of articles in both national and international refereed
journals including International Review of Education, International
Journal of Sociology, Journal of Adolescent and Adult Literacy
and Urban Education and an edited work, Partnerships in
Adult Education published by AAACE in 1999. She holds consultative
status with the International Institute of Education in Hamburg
relative to CONFITEA meetings.
Prof. Ntiri has further distinguished herself by forging successful
partnerships and initiating research-based external contracts
amounting to over $3,200,000 on behalf of Wayne State University.
Such funding has allowed the creation of sub-units namely the
Office of Adult and Lifelong Learning Research (ALLR) which outreached
the community and launched innovative curricular and technological
initiatives while enhancing institutional capacity-building. Her
community affiliation in adult literacy work also extends to the
Detroit Literacy Coalition (DLC) which she directs. With six centers
around the city, she recruits undergraduate and graduate students
to tutor the educationally disadvantaged as part of the DLC mission.
The DLC is part of Detroit Reads, a partnership of several local
Detroit organizations committed to a literate Detroit.
Professor Ntiri has been recognized by the university for her
scholarly achievements and service record. In 1995, she received
the coveted WSU Career Development Chair Award (the first black
female recipient over the life of the award at that time) for
her work on adult literacy at both local, national and international
levels. Other University laurels have included the President's
Teaching Award (1999) and the Alumni Service Award (1999). In
recognition of her commitment to the urban mission and her years
of work in adult literacy in the metro Detroit area community,
Prof. Ntiri received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the State
of Michigan.
Prof. Ntiri has also spent the last twenty years promoting the
professional development of legendary local jazz artists such
as Marcus Belgrave, Charlie Gabriel and Harold McKinney, Lawrence
Williams (both deceased); Naomi Long Madgett, and many other writers.
Dr. Ntiri completed her doctorate at Michigan State University
after an assignment with International Institute for Labor Studies
and the International Labor Office in Geneva, Switzerland.
|
