Len Lawson

Len Lawson, PhD, MFA, MA, serves as the Director of African American Studies and Assistant Professor of English at Newberry College since August 2021. Prior experience includes positions as an English Instructor at Florence-Darlington Technical College, the University of South Carolina Sumter, and Central Carolina Technical College, along with a tenure at Morris College and as a 7th Grade English/Language Arts Teacher at Estill Middle School. Academic qualifications encompass a Doctor of Philosophy in English Literature and Criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from Queens University of Charlotte, and a Master of Arts in English from National University, as well as a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and Management from Winthrop University.