BSI Celebrates M. Lucia James
Posted on 24. Jun, 2009 by Leshell Hatley in Academia News, Faculty, I'm a Full Professor!, News, PhD, Scholarly Celebrations
M. Lucia James - 1st African-American Member, University of Maryland
Today, BSI celebrates Dr. M. Lucia James. She was the first African-American faculty member at the University of Maryland and served as the Director of the Curriculum Laboratory in the College of Education until her death in 1977.
In selecting Dr. James to be highlighted, we wanted to include a great deal of information about her. However, after conducting a ‘Google’ search, we realized that she really is an unsung hero as there is not much information online about her. We think she was a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. but are not sure if this reference regarding the history of the Orlando Alumnae Chapter is the same person.
We did however, find this image on UMD’s historical website (with barely a sentence about her) and discovered that there seems to be a university scholarship in her name. We also spotted a reference to one of her publications in 1968 entitled Instructional Materials Can Assist Integration here in Educational Leadership, a journal published by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
Needless to say, we are continuing our search for more information about here and will update this post upon receipt. At that time, Dr. James will also be added to our Scholar Directory.
In the meantime, we are honored to celebrate her and her legacy and use this experience as proof of the need for resources like The Black Scholars Index.
If you have any information about her or would like to suggest another Black Scholar we should celebrate, please share your comments with us when you can.
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