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Crumley, Laura Lee was born on March 30, 1949 in Pittsburgh.
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Laura Lee Crumley
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Laura Lee Crumley, Colombian Literature educator. Grantee U. Valle, 1984-1987, Colombian Institute Higher Learning, 1987-1988; recipient research bonus U. Valle, 1990, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, research grantgroup project Amerindian Narrative Traditions, 1997; named Distinguished Professor U. Valle, 1994.
Education
Bachelor, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 1971; Master of Arts, U. Pittsburgh, 1975; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Pittsburgh, 1983.
Career
Teacher, Berlitz School Langs., Pittsburgh, 1971-1973;
educator, U. San Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia, 1979-1981;
educator, U. Valle, Cali, Colombia, since 1980;
assistant professor, chairperson department literature, U. Valle, Cali, Colombia, 1982-1985;
associate professor literature, U. Valle, Cali, Colombia, 1985-1987;
professor, researcher, U. Valle, Cali, Colombia, since 1987;
director special student programs, U. Valle, Cali, Colombia, 1988-1993;
professor graduate seminars, masters programs, U. Valle, Cali, Colombia, 1988-1990, 92, since 1993;
associate dean research humanities division, U. Valle, Cali, Colombia, since 1996;
professor, U. Nariño, 1989-1990, 91-92, 96;
professor Native American culture and literature, U. Nariño, since 1992. Free-lance translator, Pittsburgh, 1971-1977, Cali, 1977-1981. Speaker, lecturer educational institutions, Cali, since 1980.
Participant poetry workshop with Leslie Ullman, Cali, 1984. Director writing workshops U. Valle, 1988-1989, 92-93, Colegio Bolivar, Cali, 1988-1989, Institute de Estudios del Pacifico, 1995-1996. Maya Hieroglyphic Seminars, University Texas, Austin, 1986, 87, 88, 89, 90,92, 96.
Participant with La Tarumba Theater Workshop in Research Group on Dramaturgy, 1989-1991. Member academic advising committee doctorate programs in humanities and social science, U. Valle, 1994. Founder, director research group Amerindian Literatures and Cultures, since 1995.
Organizer (with Nersa Caballero) forum on National Identity and African Culture in American, 1995, (with Marcos Yule and Manuel Sisco) forum on Nasa Yuwe and World View of Nasa Culture, 1996.
Achievements
Membership
Member Latin American Indian Literature Association, Institute International Literature Iberoamericana, American Translators Association, Latin American Studies Association, Rachel Carson Homestead Association, National Geography Society, National Audubon Society, Autenticos Baseball Sporting Club (president since 1993).
Interests
Connections
Daughter of William Wolf and Laura Marie (Canning) C. Child from previous marriage, Stefan Gregory Perez-Crumley.
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Nationality
Colombian -
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Religion
Presbyterian
Awards
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Grantee U. Valle, 1984-1987, Colombian Institute Higher Learning, 1987-1988. Recipient research bonus U. Valle, 1990, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, research grantgroup project Amerindian Narrative Traditions, 1997. Named Distinguished Professor U. Valle, 1994.Grantee U. Valle, 1984-1987, Colombian Institute Higher Learning, 1987-1988. Recipient research bonus U. Valle, 1990, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, research grantgroup project Amerindian Narrative Traditions, 1997. Named Distinguished Professor U. Valle, 1994.