Occupation President Title President and CEO | Name Terrence Wiley | |
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Education BA, History; MA, Linguistics; MA, Asian Studies; Ph.D., Education Known for Involvement in literacy and applied linguistics research; President and CEO, Center for Applied Linguistics Books Literacy and Language Diversity in the United States |
Terrence G. Wiley has served as Chief Executive Officer of the Center for Applied Linguistics (CAL) in Washington, DC (2010-2017), Professor Emeritus of Educational Policy Studies and Applied Linguistics at Arizona State University, and member of the College of Education, Graduate Faculty at the University of Maryland.
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Biography
Wiley received his PhD in Education from the University of Southern California. He holds masters degrees in Linguistics and Asian Studies and a bachelor’s degree in History from California State University, Long Beach. He served as Executive Dean of the Mary Lou Fulton Institute and Graduate School of Education and Director of the Division of Educational Leadership and Policy at ASU prior to becoming president of CAL.
Career
Wiley is the author/co-editor of 10 books and over 100 juried articles and book chapters. His work has focused on literacy and language diversity, Ebonics, bilingual education, heritage and community language education, history of language policy and politics, and the impacts of globalization and restrictive language policies. He has served as a visiting scholar at universities in China, Japan, India, South Africa, Chile, Israel, the United Kingdom, and in the US. He is the co-founder of two scholarly journals, Journal of Language, Identity, and Education and International Multilingual Research Journal. His recent books include Handbook on Heritage, Community, and Native American Language Education in the United States: Research, Policy and Practice. Wiley has received a number of awards for scholarship, service, teaching, and mentoring, including: