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This spring, <\/span>the University of the Virgin Islands welcomed a new dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (C.L.A.S.S.). Dr. Emily Williams brings a wealth of experience in teaching, writing and editing within the humanities\u2014with specialty focus on Afro-American and Caribbean Literature, a press release the institution of higher learning issued on Friday has revealed.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Camille McKayle, U.V.I. provost and vice president of Academic Affairs, said, \u201cU.V.I. is pleased to have Dr. Emily Williams join us as the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. \u00a0She brings a wealth of administrative experience, having served in the role of chair, dean and founding dean at various institutions. \u00a0She is no stranger to the Caribbean, having been\u00a0a Fulbright Scholar with a former residency at University of the West Indies in Jamaica, and is founding editor of Caribbean Vistas online journal. \u00a0Her administrative background and her creativity and scholarship will enhance the ongoing work of the College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences. \u00a0We are delighted to have her join our team.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Dr. Williams is the author of numerous books and papers exploring Afro-Caribbean and African American history and culture.<\/span><\/p>\n

She comes to U.V.I. after a 13-year career as a tenured professor at Morehouse College.\u00a0 At Morehouse she taught courses in Caribbean Literature, British Literature, Literary Form, Beginning Composition and Advanced Composition.<\/span><\/p>\n

Prior to that, Dr. Williams was a Fulbright Scholar and Lecturer at the University of the West Indies (Mona Campus) in Kingston, Jamaica.\u00a0 There, she fulfilled her love and passion for West Indian poetry and African American Literature, publishing the book \u201cAnglophone Caribbean Poetry, 1970 \u2013 2001.\u201d<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Williams said her goal is to establish a firm and solid relationship with students within the C.L.A.S.S. division.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cMy goal is to let the students know I am there for them.\u00a0 I would like to have monthly town hall meetings with students and department chairs to hear directly from them and make sure we are connected,\u201d Williams said.<\/span><\/p>\n

She added, <\/span>\u201cU.V.I, is such a unique space. I am happy to be a part of a university that has so much diversity.\u00a0 I hope my enthusiasm about being here will be infectious to students and faculty.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Her other plans include using her extensive background in literature to institute more literary events at U.V.I.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cI want UVI to be a destination for people for conferences on Caribbean literature, the arts and politics,\u201d Williams said.<\/span><\/p>\n

In fact, Williams\u2019 relationship with U.V.I. started with her work on a conference on Caribbean literature.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIn 2004 I was co-director of an International conference on Caribbean literature and I asked if U.V.I. would host it. We had people from all over the Caribbean, including Kamau Braithwaite as the keynote speaker.\u201d\u00a0 Braithwaite is the Barbados writer largely considered to be one of the major forces in Caribbean literature.<\/span><\/p>\n

Williams has studied his work extensively and is credited as being a major scholar on the works of Kamau Braithwaite, having penned the book \u201cThe Critical Response to Kamau Braithwaite <\/i>in 2004.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Along with that publication, Williams has a distinguished reputation as a scholarly writer, as author of books and papers such as: \u201cWriting the Harlem Renaissance\u201d in 2016; \u201cSights and Styles of the Harlem Renaissance\u201d in 2016; \u201cBeyond the Canebrakes: Caribbean Women Writers in Canada\u201d <\/i>in 2008; and \u201cChanging Currents:\u00a0 Transnational Caribbean Literary and Cultural Criticism\u201d <\/i>in 2006.<\/span><\/p>\n

Williams is a native of New York City who has spent extensive years pursuing her career in Atlanta, Ga.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Her academic credentials are far reaching, including a certificate in Management and Leadership in Education from Harvard University, a doctor of Arts in the Humanities from Clark Atlanta University; and a Master of Arts from Virginia Commonwealth University.\u00a0 She also has received a Presidential Fellowship from the Savanah College of Arts and Design, and a Fulbright Fellowship from the University of the West Indies.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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