Miami University

1/3/10

Charles P. Gause, an associate professor at the University of North Carolina Greensboro and Miami University graduate, will be keynote speaker for the 2010 EDL Graduate Student Conference on Feb. 20.

Gause, who received his Ph.D. in administration from Miami in 2001, teaches classes in leadership in the Department of Educational Leadership and Cultural Foundations.

He is a former public school teacher, social service worker and K-12 school administrator.

Gause is author of the book, “Integration Matters: Navigating Identity, Culture and Resistance,” published in 2008, which focuses on the challenges of educational practice as impacted by issues of race, masculinity, and the media. He is co-author, with EDL faculty member Dennis Carlson, of "Keeping the Promise: Essays on Leadership, Democracy, and Education," published in 2007.

He has served as the guest editor of the special issue "Edutainment," for the Journal of School Leadership and his work has also appeared in Taboo, the Journal of Culture and Education. His research interests are gender and queer studies, black masculinity; cultural studies; critical race theory; critical spirituality and collaborative activism.

Gause was recently recognized by a national organization for work in advancing equity and diversity on his campus. He received the National Faculty Mentor Role Model of the Year Award at the 10th National Role Models Conference, held Sept. 11-14 in Washington, D.C. The conference was organized by Minority Access Inc, a non-profit firm, with support from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dr.Gause’s award was inscribed “For Guiding, Mentoring and Leading Others.”