Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College
About
Nicholas D. Hartlep (PhD, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee) is the Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College where he chairs the department of education studies. Before coming to Berea College Dr. Hartlep chaired the department of early childhood and elementary education at Metropolitan State University, an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander-Serving Institution (AANAPISI) in St. Paul, Minnesota. While there he also served as the graduate program coordinator. Dr. Hartlep has published 22 books, the most recent being (2020) Racial Battle Fatigue in Faculty: Perspectives and Lessons from Higher Education which was published by the Routledge. His book The Neoliberal Agenda and the Student Debt Crisis in U.S. Higher Education, with Lucille L. T. Eckrich and Brandon O. Hensley (2017) was named an Outstanding Book by the Society of Professors of Education. In 2020 Diverse: Issues in Higher Education named him an Emerging Scholar.
Current Work:
Dr. Hartlep is a teacher educator who conducts research on issues related to Asian Americans. He has a forthcoming book published by Teachers College Press entitled "Teacher Educators as Critical Storytellers: Effective Teachers as Windows and Mirrors." The book highlights contributions from diverse teacher educators, including Asian American, African American, Latinx, and Native American. It also examines the long-lasting impact that a teacher’s race, ethnicity, and/or indigeneity can have on the lives of their students beyond high school and college. It includes analyses drawn from research on identity in teacher education, theory, and research in education, psychology, and human development. His research stems from his background as a former elementary school teacher.
Research Area Keyword(s):
model minority stereotype; teacher dispositions; urban education; rural education; Asian American education
