Winton Woods High School Alumni
Cincinnati, Ohio (OH)
Dr. Monique Akassi (Dr. Monique Cummings)
Winton Woods High School
Class of 1997
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DR. MONIQUE'S PROFILE
| First Name | Dr. Monique |
| Last Name | Akassi |
| Maiden Name | Cummings |
| Graduation Year | Class of 1997 |
| Gender | Female |
| Current Location | Washington, District of Columbia |
| Hometown | Cincinnati, Ohio |
| Relationship Status | Married |
| About Me | Dr. Monique Leslie Akassi is an award winning educator, administrator, author and editor of 7 books and 2 journals, and 2013 "Teacher of the Year" in higher education. She is currently the Department Chairperson of Languages and Literature and Associate Professor of English Composition and Rhetoric. Dr.Akassi is a native from Cincinnati, Ohio and currently lives in Washington DC during the school year. She is a proud mother to her son, Amare, and a devoted wife to her husband, Dr. Clement A. Akassi, author of Postcolonial Discourses and Renegotiations of the Black Identities, Graduate Coordinator and Associate Professor of Spanish and French at one of the most prestigious Carnegie Research Level I Universities in Washington DC--Howard University. Dr. Monique Leslie Akassi earned a Certificate in Women in Education Leadership from Harvard University; a Bachelor of Arts in English and Comparative Literature from the University of Cincinnati; a Master of Arts degree in English Composition and Rhetoric from Wright State University; and a Doctor of Philosophy in English with areas of concentration in English Composition and Rhetoric with minors in Literary Criticism Theory and African American Literature. She was previously Director of Morgan State University's Writing Center, and a full time Tenure Track Assistant Professor of English Composition and Rhetoric at a Carnegie Research Level 1 Institution where she teaches both Graduate and Undergraduate courses. She has previously worked at other esteemed, Universities, including Virginia Union University and Bowie State University in the past. Dr. Akassi is currently working on a forthcoming book with Oxford University Press, Rhetoric of (De)Alienation in W.E.B. Du Bois' Works, which will release in 2015. Moreover, her latest book entitled, Post-Colonial Composition Pedagogy:Using The Culture of Marginalized Students To Teach Writing, published by Robbie Dean Press L.L.C, an award winning peer reviewed publishing company, focuses on academic publications, is a ground-breaking work consisting of 14 chapters by national and international scholars in academia. Dr. Akassi coined Post-Colonial Composition Pedagogy, marking a major paradigm shift in the current methods of teaching instruction in writing courses today. Her first book, Neo Hybrid Pedagogy: An Investigation On Writing Portfolios For African American Students, published by Lambert Academic Publishing company, an international publishing company, is the first quantitative, true experimental design, providing alternative methods of instruction for using writing portfolios in classes for minority students whose first language is not Standard English. In addition, Dr. Monique Akassi was the host and founder of her radio show, The Paradigm Shift (2011-2012), which was geared towards promotimg change in the current educational system to produce stronger results in marginalized students' overall academic performance in academia. She also provides teaching consulting, motivational speaking engagements, training, mentoring, and tutoring. She has recently launched a non profit publishing company for the youth, Children's University Press at www.childrensuniversitypress.com with her husband, Dr. Clement Akassi. In addition, she is preparing a major research study from a recent grant received at Virginia Union University. Additional information regarding ...(read more) |
Class of 1997 Alumni
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April Jackson
Class of 2004
Jennifer Velez
Class of 2007
Javarra Richardson
Class of 2014
Aneetra Norman
Class of 2009
Samara Toran
Class of 2001
Kristin Powell
Class of 1998
Darell Ballew
Class of 2012
Kimberley Thompson
Class of 2001
Casey Adams
Class of 2004
Nisja Glover
Class of 2015
Kellie Cash
Class of 2005
Kindra Perry
Class of 1995
Ebony Shuford
Class of 2007
Kristen Davis
Class of 1986
Chris Grapevine
Class of 1990
Jeremy Smith
Class of 1999
Nicole Willis
Class of 2002
Christina Freeman
Class of 2003
Recent Class of 1997 Reunions
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Class of 97 Dinner and Dancing
Invited Classes: 1997
Date: Oct 14, 2017
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