BARUTI N. KOPANO, PH.D.

443-***-**** ● adrtc1@r.postjobfree.com

Baltimore, MD, USA

SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS

Developed and completed multilayered, cross disciplinary research projects. Drafted multiple funding proposals and secured funds for various projects. Launched and implemented global education initiatives. Produced various position statements for multiple public audiences. Provided leadership to academic departments and launched various innovative initiatives. Completed training and certification in multiple online learning platforms. Served as Interim Assistant Dean of Research and Global Graduate Program, chaired one of the largest departments within the School of Global Journalism and Communication. Leadership duties as Assistant Dean and Department Chair required diverse human relation skills, organizational skills, time management skills, and meticulous budget planning and delegation of responsibilities.

EDUCATION

2002 Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA

Ph.D. in English (Rhetoric/Linguistics)

Concentration in African American Vernacular English and rhetorical traditions

Dissertation Topic: An Historical and Contextual Analysis of the Use of The Black Rhetorical Form of Signifying in the Performance of Black Male

Personality Radio Disc Jockeys and Rap Musicians

1988-1989 Syracuse University Syracuse, NY

M.S. in Mass Communications (Television/Radio/Film)

Concentration in television, radio, film theory and production.

1985-1988 Morgan State University Baltimore, MD

B.S. in Telecommunications

Concentration in radio production.

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

Morgan State University

2021-present Tenured Full Professor

Engage in research, teaching and service. Teach classes in communication studies, mass media, and popular culture. Offer online components in all courses and hybrid components in some courses. Advise students and serve on various departmental, college and university committees.

2020-2021 Full Professor and Interim Assistant Dean for Research and Global Graduate Programs, School of Global Journalism and Communication

Oversaw the domestic and global graduate programs within the SGJC. Coordinated funding and research opportunities for SGJC faculty while leading multiple research projects domestically and internationally.

2013-2021 Chair, Multiplatform Production Dept.

Developed curriculum for the School of Global Journalism and Communication. Collaborated with appropriate schools within the University with local, national, and international media organizations. Directed the administrative functions of the Department. Oversaw BEAR-TV and WMUR radio.

2011-2013 Tenured Associate Professor

Engaged in research, teaching and service. Taught classes in communication studies, mass media, and popular culture. Offered web-enhanced components in all courses and hybrid components in some courses. Advised students and served on various departmental, college and university committees.

PROFESSIONAL ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

2005-2011 Chair, Communication Studies Dept.

Monitored development of 20 full time faculty members. Served as chief administrator for the department’s 500 majors. Oversaw the University’s public radio station, WEAA. Co-directed the federally funded Title III grant for the department. Developed curricula leading to the establishment of four new majors.

Delaware State University

2000-2005 Associate Professor, Mass Communications

Co-Director of Black Studies,

Developed programs and curriculum for Black Studies and Mass Communications. Taught classes in mass media theory and audio production. Operated the latest broadcast audio equipment and software.

1995-2000 Assistant Professor, Mass Communications

Taught mass media theory and production courses. Advised students.

1990-1995 Instructor, English

Taught classes in African American Literature, developmental writing, and English Composition

Baltimore City Community College

1994-1995 Adjunct Instructor of English

Taught classes in African American literature from the 18th century to the present.

Morgan State University

1994-1995 Adjunct Instructor of Telecommunications

Taught courses in mass media theory, research, and law. Also taught an advance radio production course.

PUBLICATIONS

Verdelle, A.J., Dorsey-Elson, L., Kopano, B., Mekler, L. A., & Carveth, R. (2018). Beyond Distraction: Using Technology to Support Communication Skills Development for Urban-Educated Millennials. In A. Atay & M.Z. Ashlock (Eds.), Millennial Culture and Communication Pedagogies: Narratives from the Classroom and Higher Education. Lexington Books.

Kopano, B. (2015). Soul Thieves: White America and the Appropriation of Hip Hop and Black Culture. In T. Brown & B. Kopano (eds.) Soul Thieves: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African-American Popular Culture. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Kopano, B. & Ball, J. (2014). Tyler Perry and Mantan Manifestor: Critical Race Theory and the Permanence of Cinematic Anti-Blackness. In J. Bell & R. Jackson (eds.). Interpreting Tyler Perry Perspectives on Race, Class, Gender, and Sexuality. New York: Rutledge Press.

Kopano, B. (2011). Letter to my sons: A Black father’s ruminations on Black manhood and identity. In R. Jackson & M. Hopson (eds.) Masculinity in the Black Imagination. New York: Peter Lang.

Kopano, B. (2004). “Black Radio Disc Jockeys and Rap Musicians: Black Rhetorical Links.” International Journal of Africana Studies. Vol. 10 #1, pp. 50-73.

Kopano, B. (2004). “Black Radio Disc Jockeys and Rap Musicians: Black Rhetorical Kindred” in Baruti N. Kopano and Yohuru Williams (eds.) Treading Our Way: Selected Topics in Africana Studies, pp. 335-354. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

Kopano, B. (2004). “Curriculum Guide and Planner: Sacred Arts.” In Souls of Black Folks: Centennial Reflections. pp. 477-485, Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press.

Kopano, B. (2002). “Rap Music as an Extension of the Black Rhetorical Tradition: Keepin’ It Real” Western Journal of Black Studies, Vol. 26 #4, pp. 204-214.

Kopano, B. (2002). “The 2002 Black History Month Learning Resource Package.” Black History Bulletin, V. 65, Numbers 1-2, pp. 54-56.

EDITED WORKS

Brown, T. & Kopano, B. (eds.) (2015). Soul Thieves: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture. New York: Palgrave Macmillan.

Co-editor. (2004). Souls of Black Folks: Centennial Reflections. Trenton, NJ: African World Press.

Co-editor. (2004). Treading Our Way: Selected Topics in Africana Studies. Dubuque, IA: Kendall Hunt Publishing.

OTHER WORKS

Kopano, B. “Radio.” Encyclopedia of African American History, 1896 to the Present: From the Age of Segregation to the Twenty-first Century, edited by Paul Finkelman. Oxford African American Studies Center, http://www.oxfordaasc.com/article/opr/t0005/1010

Kopano, B. (2011 Aug./Sept.) The Miseducation of American Youth. The Source. Pp 58+. (This was the feature article for this hip hop magazine).

“Overview: Culture and the Color Line” from The Color Line Revisited: Is Racism Dead? Acton, MA: Tapestry Press Ltd. 2002

CREATIVE WORKS

Music Liberated: Baltimore’s in the House (full-length film documentary in post-production)

Writer and producer for a full-length film documentary that examines Baltimore’s unique role in contributing to the House Music genre.

Moments of the Movement: Civil Rights and Change in America (2014. Rebroadcast in 2017)

Wrote and produced radio vignettes that feature first-person narratives culled from hundreds of hours of never-before-broadcast footage. Aired nationally on public radio stations. Winner of 2014 National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award Radio-Public Affairs Segment.

“Civil Rights in America: Seneca Falls, Selma, Stonewall, and Beyond” (2014)

Produced a one-hour radio special that examines the relevance and meaning of civil rights in the 21st century and the relationship between the Civil Rights Movement and the efforts to expand our traditional definitions of equality. Aired on over 100 public radio stations nationwide.

“The Buck Series with MK Asante” (2013)

A radio series of a collection of 24 three-minute segments that address issues related to education, the black family and community, mental health, the arts, faith and hip-hop. Wrote and produced the radio series.

“Education Matters with Pedro Noguera” (2013)

A radio series that documents a variety of topics surrounding education in the black community. Aired nationally on public radio stations. Wrote and produced the radio series.

“A Man and His Mission: Profiles of Carter G. Woodson, Father of Black History” (2009)

(Radio Documentary). Wrote and produced the documentary.

Airdates and markets:

XM Satellite Radio XM Channel 169 (Nationwide) – March 2, 2009

WOL Radio (1450 AM), Washington, DC

February 8, 2009 – 6:30p.m.

February 15, 2009 – 8:30a.m.

WPFW (89.3 FM), Washington, DC

February 9, 2009 – 1:00p.m.

February 16, 2009 – 1:00p.m.

WCLK (91.9 FM), Atlanta, GA

February 22, 2009 – 11:30a.m.

WEAA (88.9 FM), Baltimore, MD

February 23, 2009 – 7:30a.m.

GRANTS

●Provost Innovation Grant- The Entertainment Industry Pipeline: A Morgan State University – Tyler Perry Studios Summer Internship Program Initiative ($5,000) – Spring 2020

Status: Fully Funded

Co-PI

●Lumina Foundation—Morgan 50 by 25 Grant ($10,000). The Communication Accelerator: Continuing the Practice of Reading, Writing and Speaking as a Segue to Sophomore Year. – Summer 2018

Status: Fully Funded

Co-PI

●The iRACE Project--Informatics for Reclaiming and Affirming Cultural Excellence. Submitted for the MacArthur Foundation’s 100 & Change Grant, a $100 million grant to fund a single proposal that will make measurable progress toward solving a significant problem.

Status: Not Funded

Co-PI

●Fulbright Scholarship Study Abroad in Senegal and The Gambia (2016 Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad in Senegal and The Gambia)—Summer 2016 Status: Received

●Corporation for Public Broadcasting Grant ($455,000-****-****. Secured grant to produce short-form and long-form programming to help diversity public media.

Status: Fully Funded

Co-PI

●Morgan State University Title III Grant ($1.2 million) New Media Technology Program (2008-2012)

Status: Fully Funded

Co-PI

SELECTED PRESENTATIONS

Presenter “A Global Meeting Place: Digital Space for African and African American Students”at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication Conference in Detroit, MI. August 5, 2022.

Presenter “A Global Meeting Place: Creating a Digital Platform for Liberian and African American Students” at Liberian Studies Association Conference. Ithaca, NY. April 23-25, 2020, COVID-19 canceled.

Presenter “Re-Igniting Their “Spark of Genius:” African American College Student Success in Higher Education” at Association of American Colleges and Universities 2018 Annual Meeting. San Diego, CA. March 22-24, 2018.

Presenter “Hybridizing Pedagogy for the Urban-Educated Millennial: Tapping into Potential Pummeled by “Forces” Higher Ed Can Counteract” at Association of American Colleges and Universities 2017 Annual Meeting. San Francisco, CA. January 25-28, 2017.

Presenter “Kwanzaa: A Paradigmatic Approach to Building African Community at Home and Abroad” to the English Club of Cheikh Anta Diop University in Partnership with the Senegalese American Studies Association (SASA) at the West African Research Center in Dakar, Senegal, July 27, 2016.

Presenter “Election 2016: How Will It Impact You?” Sponsored by the Delaware Humanities Forum, DSU’s University College and League of Women Voters Kent County at Delaware State University. Dover, DE. April 29, 2016.

Chair “Communicating History: The Baltimore Oral History Project” at the Eastern Communication Association. Baltimore, MD. March 31, 2016.

Panelist “Communicating History: The Baltimore Oral History Project” at the Eastern Communication Association. Baltimore, MD. March 31, 2016.

Panelist “Foundations in Communication, Composition, and Learning: Genesis, Pedagogy, and Theoretical Underpinnings” at the Eastern Communication Association. Baltimore, MD. March 31, 2016.

Presenter “Ain’t No Stopping Them Now: New Paradigm for Communication and Composition for Urban-Educated Millennials” Association of American Colleges and Universities. Philadelphia, PA. March 17, 2016.

Presenter “Rethinking Digital Course Redesigns in Communication, Composition, and Learning Through an Africana Pedagogical Framework” at the Howard University, College of Arts and Sciences Department of World Languages and Cultures International Conference. Washington, DC. November 6, 2015.

Presenter “Ancient Africa in Washington, DC: A Communications Class Wanders/Wonders” at the 99th Annual National Communication Association Convention. Washington, DC, November 21, 2013.

Presenter “Tyler Perry and the Mantan Manifesto: Critical Race Theory and the Permanence of Cinematic Anti-Blackness” at the 99th Annual National Communication Association Convention, Washington, DC, November 21, 2013.

Panelist “Image of African American Males in the Media.” Black Men Matter II Conference. Morgan State University. October 23, 2013.

Chair “Primary and Secondary Education Explorations” at the 36th Annual National Council for Black Studies Conference. Atlanta, GA, March 9, 2012.

Presenter “Countering the Miseducation of African Americans: Home Schooling and African-Centered Schools as Solutions? Presented at the 36th Annual National Council for Black Studies Conference. Atlanta, GA, March 9, 2012.

Presenter “Tyler Perry and the Mantan Manifesto: Critical Race Theory and Permanence of Cinematic Anti-Blackness.” Presented at the 36th Annual National Council for Black Studies Conference. Atlanta, GA, March 8, 2012.

Presenter “Media, Message and Visual Culture.” Part of the Black Male Identity Project. Baltimore Museum of Art. December 20, 2011.

Presenter “Letter to My Sons” on the panel entitled, “African-American Children and the Cultural Politics of Survival and Achievement” at the National Council for Black Studies 34th Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA on March 18, 2010.

Moderator “I Hear a Symphony: Reimagining and Reinvigorating the Liberal Arts at HBCUs” for the CLA Morgan State University, September 21, 2009.

Presenter “Home Schooling and Independent Education as an Alternative to the Miseducation of African American Children” at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Birmingham, Alabama on October 3, 2008.

Presenter “Succeeding at Historically Black Colleges and Universities” Bowie State University, Department of History and Government, April 15, 2008.

Moderator “Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats & Rhymes, Documentary and Discussion” at Harford Community College, Harford, MD on October 18, 2007

Chair “Communication Resistance: Ideological Views of Black Media” at the 92nd Annual Association of African American Life and History, Charlotte, NC on October 5, 2007.

Presenter “Radio in the Black Community: A Medium for Resistance” at the 92nd Annual Association of African American Life and History, Charlotte, NC on October 5, 2007.

Presenter “New Directions for Technology and Media: Developing an Online Course in Teaching Africana Studies” at the 92nd Annual Association of African American Life and History, Charlotte, NC on October 4, 2007.

Presenter “The Ascension of Rap/Hip Hop in Popular Culture: Black Cultural and Musical Appreciation of Appropriation?” at the Popular Culture Association/Berklee College of Music Conference, Boston, MA on April 6, 2007.

Presenter “Black Radio Disc Jockeys and American Popular Culture” at the National Council of Black Studies Convention, San Diego, Ca on March 15, 2007.

Panelist participated in a panel and led a discussion following a screening of The N-Word: Divided We Stand. The screening was part of the Communication Studies Film Series, Morgan State University on February 26, 2007.

Speaker “Understanding Hip Hop” at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Malcom X Convocation, Morgan State University on February 15, 2007.

Speaker “Soul Thieves: White America and the Appropriation of Hip Hop and Black Culture” at the Mitchell-Quarles African American History Month Convocation, Morgan State University on February 1, 2007.

Presenter “Last Night a DJ Saved My Life: Radio Disc Jockeys as Black Cultural Resistors” at the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Atlanta, Georgia on September 29, 2006.

Presenter “Radio, Rhetoric, and Rap: Black Cultural Forms of Resistance” at the Race Roots & Resistance: Revisiting the Legacy of Black Power Conference, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois on March 30, 2006.

Presenter “Black Radio Disc Jockeys” to the Maryland Communication Association at Morgan State University, Baltimore, Maryland on October 1, 2005.

Summit Chair – Delaware State University’s First Hip Hop Summit – April 13-14, 2004.

Presenter “African Americans: Cultural Carriers” to the Smithsonian Anacostia Museum and Center for African American History and Culture on July 10, 2003.

Moderator – DSU Graduate Program 50th Anniversary Brown v. Board of Education, the Delaware Cases on April 8-11, 2003.

Presenter “Black Rhetorical Kindred: Personality Radio Disc Jockeys and Rap Musicians as Purveyors of the Black Rhetorical Tradition” to the National Council for Black Studies on March 21, 2003.

Presenter “How to Use the ASALH Black History Month Kit” to Association for the Study of African American Life and History, Orlando, Florida, Fall 2002.

Moderator – Black Studies Program 2001 Black History Month Forum “Rethinking Black Liberation Struggles: Black Panther Party Reconsidered featuring Bobby Seale,” Delaware State University on October 25, 2001.

Presenter “Rap Music and Storytelling: “The Teaching Possibilities” to Conference on College Composition and Communication, Chicago, Illinois, Spring 1998.

Panelist NAACP’s Speak out on “Ebonics” Delaware State University on February 18, 1997.

SPECIAL INVITATIONS

Guest: CyberBiz Pathways Workforce Development Virtual Summit for Early Career Professionals—Maryland Public Television, Friday, December 10, 2021

Guest: Baruti Kopano was an invited guest at the Leadership for Philanthropy: Engaging the Donor Community Conference sponsored by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB) and Development Exchange (DEI) on March 11-12, 2010 in Dallas, Texas. This conference was to strengthen fundraising efforts for public radio stations.

Presenter: “The Station-University Relationship” for the panel “The Power Public Radio Stations Bring to Their Universities” for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities 2009 Conference on September 2, 2009 in Washington, DC.

MEDIA APPEARANCES

December 4, 2021 interviewed for the Black History for White People Podcast. Topic: The Appropriation of Black Culture.

May 19, 2017 on (RT America), a TV channel based in Washington, D.C. and part of the RT network, a global multilingual television news network based in Moscow, Russia. As an expert for a news segment, I discussed the acquittal of the Tulsa, Oklahoma white female police officer in the shooting death of an unarmed black man.

April 24, 2017 on “The Marc Steiner Show” (WEAA-FM 88.9 FM, Baltimore, Maryland). Guest on the National / International News Roundtable.

March 23, 2017 on “The Takeaway,” a morning radio news program co-created and co-produced by Public Radio International (PRI) and WNYC-New York Public Radio with editorial partners The New York Times, and WGBH Radio Boston. I was on the show to talk about white artist Dana Schutz’s painting, “Open Casket (2016),” which was on display at the 2017 Whitney Biennial in New York. The painting is an abstract painting of Emmett Till’s body in a casket; many view this art as exploitation/appropriation. I was contacted because I co-edited the book and wrote the opening chapter for Soul Thieves: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture.

January 5, 2017, on “The Marc Steiner Show” (WEAA-FM 88.9 FM, Baltimore, Maryland). Guest on the National / International News Roundtable.

December 17, 2016, on “Audio Infusion” (WEAA-FM 88.9 FM, Baltimore, Maryland). Interviewed to discuss Baltimore’s contribution to the house music genre.

December 16, 2016, on “The World-Famous Happy Hour” (WEAA-FM 88.9 FM, Baltimore, Maryland). Interviewed to discuss the house music genre.

June 25, 2015 “IMIXWHATILIKE” on (The Real News Network, a daily video-news and documentary service). Interviewed to discuss my book Soul Thieves: The Appropriation and Misrepresentation of African American Popular Culture.

March 23, 2015, on “The Marc Steiner Show” (WEAA-FM 88.9 FM, Baltimore, Maryland). Guest on the National / International News Roundtable.

April 3, 2014 (88.9 FM WEAA Baltimore) Host of “University Hour”

Baruti Kopano hosted a special radio segment on African Americans in the Media

October 18, 2013 (1010 AM WOLB Baltimore) “Larry Young Morning Show”

Baruti Kopano was a guest to promote the Black Men Matter II Conference that was to be held at Morgan State University.

February 5, 2010 (97.9 FM WIYY Baltimore) 98 Rock Radio Morning Show

Baruti Kopano was a guest on the 98 Rock Radio Morning Show to promote the Department of Communication Studies and the Department’s Annual Internship and Career Fair.

RESEARCH-RELATED TRAVEL

1/18-1/23/2020 Accra, Ghana

African University College of Communication to plan a Master of Communications program–a joint venture with Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and Communication and the African University College of Communication in Accra, Ghana.

12/15/2019-12/20/2019 Havana, Cuba

An exploration on forming student and faculty exchanges with the University of Havana and Morgan State University.

6/20 -7/23/2016 Senegal and The Gambia

A 5-week interdisciplinary exploration to study and learn about Islam and to learn about the interaction and intersection between Islam, Muslim culture, and African traditions.

COURSES TAUGHT

Communication in the Black Diaspora Foundations of Communication, Composition & Learning

African American Literature English Composition I & II

Introduction to Black Studies Mass Media Law & Ethics

Dimensions of Hip-Hop Interpersonal Communication

SERVICE

MSU Faculty Equitable Compensation Task Force Committee, Chair, Present

SGJC Departmental Chairs Committee Search, Chair

MSU Research Infrastructure Task Force 2021, Member

School of Global Journalism and Communication Dean Search Committee 2021, Member

MSU Strategic Planning Committee 2022-2032 Plan, Member, Present

Outstanding Faculty Awards Committee 2020-2023, Member, Present

Course Design Task Force for English Composition and Speech, Co-Chair, 2015-2018

General Studies Program Committee, Member, 2013-2014

Departmental Faculty Search Committee, Chair and Member, 2011-2012

Vice President of Student Affairs Search Committee, Member, 2011-2012

College of Liberal Arts Management Team, 2005-2011

P&T Committee for the School of Community Health and Policy, 2009-2010

CLA Search Committee for Dean of the College of Liberal Arts, Spring 2010

College of Liberal Arts Curriculum Committee, 2009

AWARDS AND HONORS

National Association of Black Journalists Salute to Excellence Award Radio-Public Affairs Segment (2014) for production of “Moments of the Movement: Civil Rights and Change in America” Public Radio Series.

College of Liberal Arts Chairperson of the Year (2007-2008)

Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers (2004-2005) & (2003-2004)

Syracuse University Special Fellowship (1988-1989)

Salutatorian of Morgan State University, Magna Cum Laude (1988)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Association for the Study of Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC)

Broadcast Education Association (BEA)

National Communication Association (NCA

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