{"637370":{"#nid":"637370","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Former Dean Jacqueline Royster Named Professor Emerita","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJacqueline J. Royster, professor of English in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication and dean of the Ivan Allen College of Liberal Arts from 2010 \u0026ndash; 2019, has been named professor emerita.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe stepped down as dean and as the Ivan Allen Jr. Dean\u0026rsquo;s Chair in Liberal Arts and Technology in August 2019. She retires August 31, 2020.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERoyster is regarded as a leading scholar in feminist rhetorical studies as a deliberately interdisciplinary area of research.\u0026nbsp; During the past year, her research was three-pronged.\u0026nbsp; She continued to work with undergraduate interns on her \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/leading-edge.iac.gatech.edu\/building-memories\/\u0022\u003EBuilding Memories\u003C\/a\u003E project, which draws attention to the diverse histories and cultures of particular sites in the City of Atlanta and on the lives and accomplishments of some of the people who lived and worked in these spaces.\u0026nbsp; She continued also to work through \u003Cstrong\u003ECommunities Who Know, Inc.,\u003C\/strong\u003E focused mainly on developing the CWK Data Dashboard, which is designed to enhance community knowledge, encourage better data-driven decision-making at the neighborhood level, and to support, as well, research and policymaking processes related to the development and sustainability of urban communities.\u0026nbsp; Her major research priority, however, was a book project focused on the socio-political activism and leadership of nineteenth century African American women. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EDuring her nine years as dean, Royster raised the profile of Georgia Tech liberal arts research, education, and public engagement through a \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/stories\/2019\/8\/ivan-allen-college-strides-boldly-ahead-jacqueline-royster-leadership\/625217\u0022\u003Erobust array of innovative initiatives\u003C\/a\u003E engaging local, national, and international partners and audiences.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EA graduate of Spelman College in Atlanta, Royster earned an M.A. and D.A. in English from the University of Michigan. Her research centers on rhetorical studies, literacy studies,\u0026nbsp;women\u0026rsquo;s studies, and cultural studies, areas in which she has authored and co-authored numerous books, articles, and book chapters.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EShe is the author or co-author\u0026nbsp;of\u0026nbsp;four books:\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ESouthern Horrors and Other Writings: The Anti-Lynching Campaign of Ida B. Wells-Barnett\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(1997),\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ETraces of a Stream: Literacy and Social Change among African American Women\u003C\/em\u003E(2000),\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EProfiles of Ohio Women, 1803-2003\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(2003), and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EFeminist Rhetorical Studies: New Horizons in Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(2012).\u0026nbsp;She is the co-editor of two books: \u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EDouble-Stitch: Black Women Write about Mothers and Daughters\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(1991) and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECalling Cards: Theory and Practice in the Study of Race, Gender, and Culture\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(2005), and the editor of an anthology for\u0026nbsp;college writing courses,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003ECritical Inquiries\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;(2003).\u0026nbsp;She was consulting writer for\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EWriter\u0026rsquo;s Choice\u003C\/em\u003E, a textbook series for grades 6 \u0026ndash; 8, and co-editor of\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003EReader\u0026rsquo;s Choice\u003C\/em\u003E, a literature series for grades 9 \u0026ndash; 12, both published by Glencoe\/McGraw-Hill.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPrior to joining Georgia Tech in 2010, Royster served as Senior Vice Provost and Executive Dean of the Colleges of Arts and Sciences\u0026nbsp;at The Ohio State University (OSU).\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.iac.gatech.edu\/news-events\/stories\/2019\/8\/ivan-allen-college-strides-boldly-ahead-jacqueline-royster-leadership\/625217\u0022\u003ERead an extensive article\u003C\/a\u003E highlighting Royster\u0026rsquo;s leadership and achievements as dean.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EJacqueline J. 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