AN EDUCATOR AT HEART
poetry by Blas Jiménez, published in 2010. The book of poetry by Jiménez resonated deeply with him. “Blas was taking on the poetic voice of the ancestral history of people of African ancestry, not just in the Dominican Republic, but talking about roots and routes of migration of people, of bodies, throughout the region,” Tillis said. Tillis and a Brazilian scholar recently finished a translation of a volume of poetry by Conceição Evaristo, a Brazilian poet, which he hopes will be published soon. “She is probably the Rita Dove of Brazil right now,” he said, comparing Evaristo to the highly regarded poet who is a former United States poet laureate.
A Long Line of Leadership
1950-70 W. Layton Hall, Dean
2021 Antonio D. Tillis became chancellor in July 2021.
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2014-20 Phoebe A. Haddon, Chancellor
