PEGGY S. RATLIFF
Professor of English (tenured)
Dean of the School of Humanities & Social Sciences
Depatrtment of English

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EDUCATION:

• Ph.D., Department of English, Howard University
• Nondegree Program, University of South Carolina (12 hours) M.Ed., English
• Education, South Carolina State University
• B. A., English Education, South Carolina State University

SPECIALIZATION:

Comparative Literature, Concentrations in Caribbean, African American and Women’s Literature

HONORS/AWARDS:

• Featured in the Claflin University Spotlight on Faculty Excellence PublicatioN<
• Who’s Who in American Teachers Co-recipient, Bush Summer Research
• Fellowship Hunter's Award for Excellence in Teaching Recognized as Outstanding
• Faculty Member at Senior Banquet Selected by Congressman James Clyburn's office to receive a small grant to attend the Summer Institute for Teachers of
• Literature in Myrtle Beach, SC Named by the College as Coordinator for the UNCF
• Mellon/Student Fellowship Program Selected as a reader and scorer for the
• Advanced Placement Examination in English sponsored by the College Board 
• Outstanding Young Woman of America Who's Who of American Women
• The first English major to be a recipient of the Dorothy C.Danforth Dissertation
• Fellowship at Howard University
• Five UNCF-Lilly Foundation Doctoral Fellowships to complete the Ph.D.
• Andrew Mellow Fellowship (Doctoral)
• Graduate Assistantship (SC State University)