Sullivan Harper, Donna Akiba

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SULLIVAN HARPER, Donna Akiba

SULLIVAN HARPER, Donna Akiba. American, b. 1954. Genres: Literary criticism and history. Career: Hampton University, VA, pre-college program, English tutor, summer, 1975; Oberlin College, OH, dormitory director for African Heritage House, 1975-77, lecturer in black studies program (now department), 1976-77; Emory University, Atlanta, GA, graduate teaching assistant in English, 1979, programming assistant to assistant dean of campus life, 1982-83; Oglethorpe University, Atlanta, part-time instructor of English, 1980-81; Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, part-time instructor of English, 1985-87; Spelman College, Atlanta, instructor, 1987-88, assistant professor, 1988-94, associate professor, 1994-2000, interim chair of English dept, 1995-96, professor of English, 2000-; Dana Foundation Preparing Minorities for Academic Careers program, project director, 1991-94; UNCF- Mellon Undergraduate Program, campus coordinator, 1998-. Publications: Not So Simple: The "Simple" Stories by Langston Hughes (literary criticism), 1995. EDITOR: L. Hughes, The Return of Simple (short fiction), 1994; Short Stories of Langston Hughes (short fiction), 1996; The Early Simple Stories, 2002; The Later Simple Stories, 2002. Contributor to books and periodicals. Address: Box 354, Spelman College, 350 Spelman Ln SW, Atlanta, GA 30314, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]