He teaches a wide range of courses in American and African American literature, history, and culture. Dr. Coleman’s most recent courses include the Black Presence in Mexico, Earlier American Literature, Race and Mark Twain, and Underground Hip Hop and Black Lives Matter. Dr. Coleman is an American Council on Education Fellow and has served as Director of Africana Studies and Dean of University College. Prior to his career in academia, he served in the Persian Gulf and Germany as an Army intelligence officer. He is a graduate of the Virginia Military Institute and earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees in English from the University of Virginia.