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Michael Hill, professor and head of the Africana Studies Program at Washington and Lee University, is the inaugural director of the DeLaney Center. Hill has a B.A. from Howard University, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University. Hill joined W&L in 2018 as a professor of Africana Studies following 12 years as a professor of African American Studies and English at the University of lowa. He previously taught American and African American literature at Wake Forest University.

The Paying It Forward episode of W&L After Class, the Lifelong Learning Podcast, features Michael Hill, professor and chair of Washington and Lee’s Africana Studies program and also the inaugural director of W&L’s new DeLaney Center. The episode explores how Michael’s background, family, and formative experiences not only shaped his path as a scholar, but how many of his experiences have prepared him for his work with the DeLaney Center.

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