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Greenwood Asher & Associates’ Vice President of Executive Search Featured on National Media for her Role in the Oxford Dictionary of African American English

Miramar Beach, Florida – July 17, 2023 – Greenwood Asher & Associates’ vice president of executive search, Dr. Tracey L. Weldon, was recently featured on national media for her role as an executive editor and advisory board member of the forthcoming Oxford Dictionary of African American English. The dictionary, a collaborative effort between Oxford Languages and Harvard University’s Hutchins Center for African and African American Research, is set to be the first-of-its-kind collection of words and phrases drawn from the African American speech community.

Dr. Weldon, who received her Ph.D. in linguistics from The Ohio State University and specializes in sociolinguistics, was interviewed by MSNBC’s Jonathan Capehart for a segment focused on the release of the project’s First 10 Words. She also spoke with CNN.com about the significance of this exciting project.

“The Oxford Dictionary of African American English is a landmark project that will help to preserve and celebrate the rich linguistic heritage of African Americans,” said Dr. Weldon. “I am honored to be a part of this project and to help to ensure that the voices of African Americans are heard.”

The Oxford Dictionary of African American English is expected to be released in 2024. For more information, please visit https://hutchinscenter.fas.harvard.edu/odaae

About Dr. Tracey L. Weldon

Dr. Tracey L. Weldon, vice president of executive search at Greenwood Asher & Associates, is a quantitative sociolinguist specializing in American English, with a particular focus on African American language varieties.

Tracey’s most recent administrative role in higher education was as dean of the Graduate School and vice provost for Graduate Education at the University of South Carolina (UofSC). She joined the UofSC faculty in 2000, holding a joint appointment in the English Department and the Linguistics Program, where she taught both undergraduate and graduate courses in linguistics. Tracey was an associate producer of “Talking Black in America,” a 2017 documentary produced by the Language & Life Project at North Carolina State University. Her book on Middle Class African American English was published by Cambridge University Press in 2021. She currently serves as an executive editor and advisory board member for the Oxford Dictionary of African American English.

About Greenwood Asher & Associates

GA&A is a premier higher education executive search firm in the United States. The team embraces their mission of powering the future of education through partnerships that elevate visionary leaders.  GA&A’s team of highly trained, full time search professionals possesses the specialized skillsets to recruit future leaders and deliver exemplary results to clients and stakeholders.

GA&A offers comprehensive and customizable search processes that deliver effective outcomes. This has led to a notable repeat client rate, a testament to their acuity, expertise, and longevity.

In 2020, GA&A joined forces with Kelly® Education to offer strategic search partnerships throughout the education continuum. This partnership has allowed the team at GA&A to expand its reach and offer even more comprehensive and innovative search services to its clients.