Cole, Johnnetta B(etsch)

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COLE, Johnnetta B(etsch)

COLE, Johnnetta B(etsch). American, b. 1936. Genres: Anthropology/Ethnology. Career: Washington State University, Pullman, assistant professor of anthropology and director of black studies, 1967-70; University of Massachusetts-Amherst, professor of anthropology and Afro-American studies, 1970-83, provost of undergraduate education, 1981-83; Hunter College of the City University of New York, NYC, Russell Sage Visiting Professor of Anthropology, 1983, professor of anthropology, 1983-87, director of Latin American and Caribbean studies, 1984-87; Spelman College, Atlanta, GA, president, 1987-97; writer. Founding member of board of directors of Points of Light Foundation. Publications: Conversations: Straight Talk with America's Sister President, 1993; Dream the Boldest Dreams: And Other Lessons of Life, 1997. EDITOR: Anthropology for the Eighties: Introductory Readings, 1982; All-American Women: Lines that Divide, Ties that Bind, 1986; Anthropology for the Nineties: Introductory Readings, 1988. OTHER: (author of intro) M. Nkomo, Student Culture and Activism in Black South African Universities: The Roots of Resistance, 1984; (author of intro) D. Jegede, Art by Metamorphosis: Selections of African Art from the Spelman College Collection, 1988. Contributor to journals. Address: 1360 Beechwood Hills Court N.W., Atlanta, GA 30327, U.S.A.

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