Bola Delano-Oriaran

Bola Delano-Oriaran, Ph.D., is a professor and academic leader at St. Norbert College, where she serves as dean for health and human development and directs the Student-Teaching Abroad program. She earned her undergraduate and master’s degrees from Savannah State University and her doctorate from Pennsylvania State University. Her teaching and scholarship focus on multicultural education, diversity and inclusion, culturally engaging service-learning, and expanding educational opportunities for marginalized students.

Delano-Oriaran is a co-editor of Teaching Beautiful Brilliant Black Girls (Corwin, 2021), a collection addressing educational justice and the ways Black girls are understood, respected, and taught. She has also edited or contributed to works on service-learning and has published research on culturally diverse classrooms, multicultural education, and community engagement.