Sterling Brown spent over forty years teaching at which institution?

Sterling Brown spent over forty years teaching at which institution?

• A. University of Chicago
• B. Yale University
• C. Howard University
• D. Cornell University

Answer: (C)

Sterling Brown spent the bulk of his teaching career at Howard University. He joined the English department there and remained for more than four decades, becoming a foundational teacher and mentor in African American literature. His work in the classroom helped shape how Black poetry, folklore, and cultural history were studied and valued at a major historically Black university, influencing generations of students and scholars. Though he may have had other affiliations earlier in his career, the lasting home of his professorial life was Howard University.

Sterling Brown spent the bulk of his teaching career at Howard University. He joined the English department there and remained for more than four decades, becoming a foundational teacher and mentor in African American literature. His work in the classroom helped shape how Black poetry, folklore, and cultural history were studied and valued at a major historically Black university, influencing generations of students and scholars. Though he may have had other affiliations earlier in his career, the lasting home of his professorial life was Howard University.