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Paulette Dilworth
Assistant Vice President/Access and Community Init, Auburn University
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Joined: Sep 23rd, 2010

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Paulette Patterson Dilworth is assistant vice president for access and community initiatives at Auburn University. Prior to joining the Auburn faculty, she was associate professor of curriculum studies in the School of Education at Indiana University—Bloomington. Besides a strong affinity for art and music, Dr. Dilworth has accumulated more than 30 years of experience in higher education, diversity education consulting and training, recruitment, retention, research, teaching and outreach.
Dr. Dilworth has devoted her professional career and much of her personal life to exploring issues of access, civic engagement, equity, and community building. A native of Selma, Alabama, she attended public schools in Dallas County and Selma City Schools. She was a member of the 1970 graduating class of A.G. Parrish High School, now Selma High School. Dilworth earned an undergraduate degree in Political Science from Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, FL. She holds a master’s of art in educational research and a Ph.D. in educational studies from Emory University in Atlanta. Before moving to Indiana University in 2000, she worked at Emory University in the Office of Equal Opportunity Programs as Director of Minority Affairs and Assistant Director of Equal Opportunity Programs.
Active in professional, civic, and higher-education organizations, Dr. Dilworth is past Chair of the Executive Board of the College and University Faculty Assembly of the National Council for the Social Studies. She is the associate editor of Theory and Research in Social Education and has chaired the Research Focused on Social Studies SIG of the American Education Research Association. She has served as the Equity Chair for Division B—Curriculum Studies and is a past member of the Equity Council of the American Education Research Association and past Vice President of the Indiana Council for the Social Studies. She was appointed by the mayor of the city of Bloomington to serve on the Commission on the Status of Black Males. She is a member of the Executive Board of the Shiloh Community Restoration Foundation, Inc. and serves as chair of the Program Committee. She is also President of the Dream Day Foundation Advisory Board
Dr. Dilworth is an active member of the Auburn Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.
Over the course of her career, she has been recognized with several awards for her contributions to research, teaching and service to education including the National Council for Social Studies Exemplary Research Award, The Kipchoge Kirkland Teaching for Social Justice Award, and the Emory University Outstanding Contributions and Service to the University Award. She is author or coauthor of numerous research publications and has been involved as an editor, consultant, reviewer, or contributor in many other print and electronic publishing projects.
Dr. Dilworth and her life partner, Lorenzo are the honored parents of two adult sons, Patrin and Lorenzo Joaquin and their life partners. Dr. Dilworth and her husband are enchanted with the wonderful blessings and amazing gifts of love from granddaughters Sydney and Zoe, and grandson Peyton.

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Florida A&M University class of 1970

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See attached vita: Also, Chair of campus wide committee charged with organizing and planning year-long series of programs and events Commemorating 50 Years of Integration at Auburn University.

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I currently work with Auburn University as Assistant Vice President/Access and Community Init
I have years of experience working in the Administrative and Support Services industry.

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