Carol D. Lee

Carol D. Lee
Born (1945-08-26) August 26, 1945 (age 79)
CitizenshipAmerican
Occupation(s)Education researcher, professor (ret.)
SpouseHaki R. Madhubuti (born Don. L. Lee)
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Carol Diane Lee (née Easton, also Safisha Madhubuti)[1][2] is an American professor, educational researcher, school director and author.[3] Now retired, Lee was the Edwina S. Tarry Professor of Education and Social Policy, Professor of Learning Sciences, and Professor of African-American Studies at Northwestern University.[4] Her scholarly interests focus on the influences of culture and literacy on education, particularly among students in the African-American community. She chairs the Board of Director of the Betty Shabbazz International Charter School, an institution she helped found.[5]

Lee has been nationally recognized and honored by numerous organizations for her years of service, mentorship, and social activism including the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE),[6] the American Association of Blacks in Higher Education, the American Educational Research Association (AERA),[7] the Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences (FABBS),[8] the National Academy of Education (NAE),[9] the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS),[10] and the Black United Fund of Chicago. She has also garnered international recognition having been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from the University of Pretoria[11] and having twice led the American delegation of the People to People's Ambassador Program to South Africa and China.[12]

Lee is the author of Culture, Literacy and Learning: Taking Bloom in the Midst of the Whirlwind[13] and Signifying As a Scaffold for Literary Interpretation: The Pedagogical Implications of an African American Discourse Genre.[14] With Peter Smagorinsky, Lee edited the volume Vygotskian Perspectives on Literacy Research: Constructing Meaning Through Collaborative Inquiry.[15]

  1. ^ "Carol Easton Lee (Safisha Madhubuti) | Voices of Illinois". Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  2. ^ Webb, Floyd (7 March 2018). "Safisha Madhubuti | Third World Press Foundation & Bookstore". Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  3. ^ "Carol D. Lee's research papers". researchgate.net.
  4. ^ "Carol Lee: 'A Core Pillar of Our Family' Northwestern University | School of Education & Social Policy". www.sesp.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  5. ^ "Charter Schools Aspire to Excellence Northwestern University | School of Education & Social Policy". www.sesp.northwestern.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  6. ^ "AACTE | Serving Learners". aacte.org. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  7. ^ "Committee on Scholars of Color in Education Awards". www.aera.net. Retrieved 2019-10-15.
  8. ^ "Carol D. Lee, PhD – FABBS". 30 August 2016. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  9. ^ "Carol Lee". National Academy of Education. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  10. ^ "Carol D. Lee". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  11. ^ "Latest News". www.up.ac.za. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  12. ^ "Cultivating New Voices among Scholars of Color Grant". NCTE. Retrieved 2019-11-12.
  13. ^ Lee, Carol D. (2007). Culture, literacy & learning : taking bloom in the midst of the whirlwind. New York, NY: Teachers College Press. ISBN 9780807747490. OCLC 70864442.
  14. ^ Lee, Carol D. (1993). Signifying as a scaffold for literary interpretation : the pedagogical implications of an African American discourse genre. Urbana, Ill.: National Council of Teachers of English. ISBN 0814144713. OCLC 27815126.
  15. ^ Lee, Carol D.; Peter Smagorinsky, eds. (2000). Vygotskian perspectives on literacy research : constructing meaning through collaborative inquiry. Cambridge [England]: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521630959. OCLC 40707021.