Background
Thornton, Jerome was born on February 13, 1954 in Wellsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Chester Allen and Mary Lula (Henderson) T. Bachelor of Arts, Westminster College, 1973.
American literature educator poet
Thornton, Jerome was born on February 13, 1954 in Wellsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Chester Allen and Mary Lula (Henderson) T. Bachelor of Arts, Westminster College, 1973.
Master of Arts, State University of New York-Buffalo, 1975, Doctor of Philosophy, 1976.
Assistant professor Notre Dame University, Indiana, 1976-1978. Assistant professor American literature State University of New York-Albany, since 1978. Visiting lecturer Sana"s University, North Yemen Arab Republic, 1980-1982.
Consultant Capital District Humanities Program, Albany.
Member African Heritage Association, Modern Language Association, Popular Culture Association, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.