Publishing opinion pieces on racism and other -isms and inequalities in the US, on the American id and Black identity, on US politics, American narcissism, and K-16 education.

Published articles and op-eds on race/racism, American culture, Black identity, narcissism, and K-16 education with The Washington Post, Al Jazeera English, NBC News THINK, The Atlantic, The Guardian, Salon, Teachers College Record, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and Seven Scribes. Blog: https://donaldearlcollins.com/; Substack: Fool's Gold: Confessions From an Educated Fool https://donaldearlcollins.substack.com

Teaching courses in African American History and on Race in US History in History and American Studies (via the Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Culture Studies) at American University.

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A two-year position teaching undergraduate courses in African American and US History.

School of Undergraduate Studies• Taught 5-6 courses in Social History of Washington, DC, US History, World History, and African American History per year.• Courses included an introduction to the notion of social history and key forces in shaping social history.

- Short and long-term consultancies and/or contract work with the following: Academy for Educational Development (now FHI 360), New York, NY; American Institutes for Research, Washington, DC; Cengage Learning, Stamford, CT; Educational Testing Service (ETS), Princeton, NJ; Junior Statesmen of America, Princeton University Summer Program, Princeton, NJ/San Mateo, CA; College & Career Academy Support Network (CCASN), University of California at Berkeley, CA.- Completed the “Using Partnerships as a Strategy” toolkit, resource and technical assistance guide on the best practices and lessons learned from AED Partnerships for College Access and Success (PCAS) initiative.- Served as technical assistance liaison in transitioning the Sacramento PCAS grant to another organization.- Served as a facilitator for and wrote a report on the Wallace Foundation’s Conditions that Impede and Support Effective Leadership meeting with the Iowa Area Educational Agencies in Des Moines, Iowa.- Developed test modules for a national standardized examination, including the selection of subject matter, passages and the development of questions and rubrics.- Reviewed and edited materials for an upcoming, online, college-level US history textbook.- Scored student essays from the 2009 AP US History and 2011-15 AP World History examinations.- Attended workshops on the scoring of the essays and on the rubrics/metrics used by ETS for the essays.- Co-designed AP US History intensive course for JSA high school students at Princeton University

Partnerships for College Access & Success (PCAS), Center for School and Community ServicesManaged Lumina Foundation­-funded project that provided $4.2 million in grants to collaborating organizations working to increase college access and degree attainment among underrepresented groups.· Coordinated outreach efforts to identify eight (8) viable partnerships to invite to apply to PCAS.· Directed the selection process for planning and implementation grantees for the project.· Organized and directed the annual Learning Institute, Directors Meetings, and conference calls with grantees.· Developed data collection and evaluation protocol between PCAS and the project's independent evaluators.· Managed the technical assistance work between the PCAS team and the partnership grantees.· Conducted technical assistance site visits and telephone calls with the partnership grantees.· Researched resources relevant to PCAS's work and the work of the partnership grantees.· Wrote concept papers and grant proposals to obtain $1.2 million in additional funding for the project.· Created additional products, including requests for proposals (RFPs), press releases, brochures, articles for publication and a toolkit/guide on the PCAS initiative.

New Voices Fellowship Program, Center for Leadership Development· Directed projects for a nonprofit leadership development program (funded by the Ford Foundation) that provided funds for the employment of new voices in social justice nonprofits for a two-year period.· Created the nonprofit leadership training curriculum in collaboration with New Voices Mentors, Fellows, faculty and other experts, with emphasis on leadership styles and cutting-edge social justice topics.· Organized and managed New Voices Summer Conferences and Winter Retreats, including logistics and content.· Conducted site visits with 25 Fellows and Mentors to provide technical assistance on matters of the fellowship.· Provided expertise on social justice issues for community (e.g., best theories, practices, resources, applicants).· Participated in Ford Foundation meetings about future funding/budget for project and the selection process.· Developed materials for New Voices such as bibliographies, a brochure, and a piece on the history of the project.· Managed the development and editing of profiles on New Voices Fellows/Alumni with a journalist/consultant.

· Taught the Teaching Black Studies undergraduate majors course.· Course included a concentration on research methods in Black Studies and the development of a research question and prospectus on topics in the field, including African American identity formation.

Taught U.S. History to 1865 undergraduate survey course· Course included a concentration on multicultural interactions between Europeans, Englishmen, Africans, and Native Americans and the change in that interaction between the colonial period and the Civil War.

· Taught History of American Education Reform graduate seminar.· Course included a concentration on controversial reforms/issues in American education, including Progressive education, standardized testing, fiscal equity, multiculturalism, and teacher training.

· Worked with gifted high school juniors and seniors as an instructor/staff member for Washington-located programs designed to teach 4,500 U.S. and international students about American civics each year.· Updated and expanded nonprofit civic education organization's textbook, Outlook for its use by students.· Developed a textbook proposal and manuscript for publication similar to Outlook.· Collaborated with Newsweek magazine to publish current issues reports developed by students.· Planned and located speakers for the organization's Media and Democracy Week programs.· Assisted in strategic/program planning for current and future Presidential Classroom initiatives.

· Designed and taught History of American Education graduate courses.· Course included a concentration on controversial issues in American education.

· In charge of designing and teaching a variety of computer education courses for adults and children.· Responsible for the creation and analysis of evaluation reports for tracking computer lab usage and services.

History Department• Designed and taught African American History II Course (1865-Present)• Dealt with issues of race and agency on the part of African Americans between emancipation and the post-Civil Rights Era, with additional attention to the educational and cultural experiences of blacks.