Michael D. Hill Director of the DeLaney Center and Professor of Africana Studies; Program Chair

Tucker Hall, Room 101
540-458-8327
mhill@wlu.edu

Michael Hill, professor and chair of the Africana Studies program at Washington and Lee University, is the inaugural director of the DeLaney Center. Hill has a B.A. from Howard University, and an M.A. and a Ph.D. in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University. Hill joined W&L in 2018 as a professor of Africana Studies following 12 years as a professor of African American Studies and English at the University of lowa. He previously taught American and African American literature at Wake Forest University.

Paying It Forward

The Paying It Forward episode of W&L After Class, the Lifelong Learning Podcast, features Michael Hill, professor and chair of Washington and Lee’s Africana Studies program and also the inaugural director of W&L’s new DeLaney Center. The episode explores how Michael’s background, family, and formative experiences not only shaped his path as a scholar, but how many of his experiences have prepared him for his work with the DeLaney Center.