Dr. Michelle S. Hite is an Associate Professor of English at Spelman College, where she directs the Ethel Waddell Githii Honors Program, co-directs prestigious international fellowships, and serves as the Campus Coordinator for the UNCF Mellon Mays Program. In addition to being a founder of the African American Honors Collective with honors program directors at Claflin, Hampton, and Prairie View, she is the Vice President of the Toni Morrison Society, and the Phi Beta Kappa President of the Epsilon Chapter of Georgia. Her work with MMJ extends her scholarship and teaching on race, citizenship, and art.