Gloria Boutte

Dr. Gloria Boutte holds the academic rank of professor at the University of South Carolina. For more than three decades, Dr. Boutte's scholarship, teaching, and service have focused on equity pedagogies and teaching for social justice in Early Childhood Education. Resounding Voices: School Experiences of People From Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds.

She has served as Department Chair and held a distinguished endowed chair for four years. Dr. Boutte is the author of three books: (1) Educating African American Students: And How are the Children; (2) Multicultural Education: Raising Consciousness; and (3) Resounding Voices: School Experiences of People From Diverse Ethnic Backgrounds. She has received nearly $2 million in grants and has more than 90 publications. Additionally, she has presented nationally and internationally on equity, community, curriculum, instruction, and diversity issues.  She has received prestigious awards, such as the Fulbright Scholar and Fulbright Specialist. Dr. Boutte is the founder of the statewide Center of Excellence for the Education and Equity of African American Students (CEEEAAS). She has presented her work internationally in London, Cameroon, Colombia, China, Sierra Leone, Ghana, England, Zambia, Botswana, South Africa, Australia, Guyana, Jamaica, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, and Canada.