DR. L. J. RANDOLPH JR.

LANGUAGE EDUCATION PROFESSOR DEDICATED TO JUSTICE, ABOLITION, AND LIBERATION

Ed.D., Curriculum and Instruction
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2011
Dissertation: Meeting the needs of adolescent heritage language learners in mixed Spanish language classrooms: A study on Spanish teachers’ perceptions and pedagogical practices

M.A.T., Spanish and ESL Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2003

B.A. with Distinction and with Highest Honors, Romance Languages with a Second Major in Linguistics
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2001
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Kappa Delta Pi (Education Honor Society), Sigma Delta Pi (Hispanic Honor Society)

University of Wisconsin-Madison
Assistant Professor & Faculty Director, World Language Education (2022-Present)

University of North Carolina-Wilmington
Associate Professor, Spanish and Education (2018-2022)
Associate Chair, Department of World Languages and Cultures (2018-2020)
Assistant Professor, Spanish and Education (2012-2018)

North Carolina Virtual Public School
Spanish Teacher (2013-2015)

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, North Carolina
Director, Academy of International Studies (2010-2012)
Chair, Department of World Languages, Carrboro High School (2007-2012) and Chapel Hill High School (2006-2007)
Spanish and ESL/ESOL Teacher, Carrboro High School (2007-2012) and Chapel Hill High School (2003-2007)

  • Curriculum Instructional Specialist License (North Carolina, Class D). Issued 2012.
  • K-12 Teaching License in Spanish (North Carolina, Class M). Issued 2003.
  • K-12 Teaching License in English as a Second Language (North Carolina, Class A). Issued 2003.
  • National Board Certification in Teaching World Languages Other Than English, Adolescence to Young Adulthood. 2007-2017.
  • Critical and justice-centered pedagogies in language education
  • Anticolonial and antiracist approaches to language learning
  • Spanish for native speakers and heritage learners

Full-text versions of most publications are available here: https://wisc.academia.edu/LJRandolph

Edited Works

  1. Davidson, K., Johnson, S. M., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (Eds.) (2023). How we take action: Social justice in PK-16 language classrooms. Information Age Publishing.
  2. Garrett-Rucks, P., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (Eds.) (2020). Dimension 2020 Special Issue: Focus on Heritage Language Learning. Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT).

Scholarly Papers and Journal Articles
(*=peer reviewed, ^=editor reviewed)

  1. ^Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024). The joy of languaging. The Language Educator 19(3), 7.
  2. ^Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024). Imagining Black futures in world language education. Foreign Language Annals 57(2), 281-284.
  3. ^Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024). Language connects. The Language Educator 19(2), 7.
  4. ^Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024). Building connections. Foreign Language Annals 57(1), 5-7.
  5. ^Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024). Language as liberation. The Language Educator 19(1), 7.
  6. ^Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023). Language as liberation. Foreign Language Annals 56(4), 811-813.
  7. *Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023). Teaching Spanish. Oxford Bibliography encyclopedia entry.
  8. ^Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022). Toward a critical pedagogy in the language curriculum. Spanish and Portuguese Review 8,5-8.
  9. ^Carreira, M., Garrett-Rucks, P., Kemp, J., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2020). Introduction to heritage language learning: An interview with María Carreira. Dimension, 6-18.
  10. *Anya, U., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2019). Diversifying language educators and learners. The Language Educator, 14(4), 23-27.
  11. *Randolph, L. J., Jr. (July 2017). Heritage language learners in mixed Spanish classes: Subtractive practices and perceptions of high school Spanish teachers. Hispania 100(2), 274-288.
  12. *Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Johnson, S. M. (2017). Social justice in the language classroom: A call to action. Dimension, 9-31.
  13. *Johnson, S. M., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2015). Critical pedagogy for intercultural communicative competence. The Language Educator, 10(3), 36-39.

Book Chapters

  1. Charity Hudley, A. H., Mallinson, C., Martin, K. M., Clemons, A. M., Randolph, L. J., Jr., Bucholtz, M., Calhoun, K., Hankerson, S., Peltier, J. P. G., Thomas, J. A., McQuitty, D. L., & Seidel, K. (2024). Solidarity and collectivity in decolonizing linguistics: A Black diasporic perspective. In A. H. Charity Hudley, C. Mallinson, & M. Bucholtz (Eds.), Decolonizing linguistics (pp. 323-360). Oxford University Press.
  2. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Clemons, A. (2024). Black languaging as antiracist pedagogy in the world language classroom. In L. Padilla & R. Vana (Eds.), Rethinking representations, inclusion and social justice in world language teaching: Insights for research and pedagogy (pp. 122-141). Routledge.
  3. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024). Enacting a social justice-oriented language curriculum. In F. Henshaw & K. Potowski (Eds.), Honing our craft: World language teaching today (pp. 168-187). Difusión.
  4. Wooten, J., Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Johnson, S. M. (2022). Enacting social justice in teacher education: Modeling, reflection, and critical engagement in the methods course. In B. Wassell & C. Glynn (Eds.), Transforming world language teaching and teacher education for equity and justice: Pushing boundaries in US contexts (pp. 179-201). Multilingual Matters.
  5. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022). Critical language awareness in the mixed L2/SHL classroom. In. S. Loza & S. Beaudrie (Eds.), Heritage language teaching: Critical language awareness perspectives for research and pedagogy (pp. 179-195). Routledge.
  6. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2016). The “problem” of the mixed class dynamic: Teaching Spanish to heritage language learners and second language learners in North Carolina’s high school classrooms. In Xue Lan Rong & Jeremy Hilburn (Eds.), Immigration and education in North Carolina: The challenges and responses in a new gateway state (pp. 167-193). Sense Publications.
  7. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Rong, X. L. (2012). Are English only models the most appropriate means for teaching English to English language learners? In Charles J. Russo and Allan G. Osborne (Eds.), Debating issues in American education (Vol. 3: Diversity in schools) (pp. 190-197). SAGE.

Invited Book Reviews

  1. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024). Review of Hope for the embattled language classroom: Pedagogies for well-being and trauma healing, by O. Kanna. Teachers College Record. https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cmscontent/TCZ/Book Reviews/2024 Book Reviews/May/Hope for the Embattled Language Classroom-1715018378.pdf 
  2. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024). Review of Spanish so white: Conversations on the inconvenient racism of a ‘foreign’ language education, by A. Schwartz. Journal of Spanish Language Teaching, 11(1), 119-120.
  1. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024, July). Abolitionist and liberationist language pedagogies. Session presented at the Annual Convention for the American Association of Teachers of French, San Diego, CA.
  2. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024, June). Abolitionist and liberationist language pedagogies. Session presented at the 106th Annual Conference for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Portland, OR.
  3. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024, March). Abolitionist and liberationist language pedagogies. Session presented at the Pacific Northwest Council for Languages (PNCFL) Conference, Seattle, WA.
  4. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024, March). Abolitionist and liberationist language pedagogies. Session presented at the Central States: Languages for All Conference, Minneapolis, MN.
  5. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024, March). Abolitionist and liberationist language pedagogies. Session presented at the Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT), Atlanta, GA.
  6. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024, March). Abolitionist and liberationist language pedagogies. Session presented at the Southwestern Conference on Language Teaching (SWCOLT), Atlanta, GA.
  7. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2024, February). Abolitionist and liberationist language pedagogies. Session presented at the Northeast Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (NECTFL), New York, NY.
  8. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, June). Linguistic liberation: Critical language awareness in the mixed heritage language/second language Spanish classroom. Session presented at the 105th Annual Conference for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Salamanca, Spain.
  9. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Connor, A. (2022, July). Voces del pasado y del presente: Incorporating Afro-mexicanidad in the Spanish curriculum. Session presented at the 104th Annual Conference for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, San Juan, Puerto Rico.
  10. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, April). Afro-Mexican identities: Narratives of resistance, liberation, and joy. Session presented at the 2022 Meeting for the Southern Conference on Language Teaching, Norfolk, VA.
  11. Perugini, D. C., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, November). Decolonizing the language world language profession: From buzzword to action. Session presented at the 2021 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Online.
  12. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, October). Decolonizing the language curriculum: A justice-oriented approach. Session presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Fall Conference. Online.
  13. Perugini, D. C., Johnson, S. M., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2019, November). Authentic resources for proficiency, interculturality, & social justice. Session presented at the 2019 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Washington, DC.
  14. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2019, October). Literatura y transformación: La enseñanza de la competencia comunicativa y la justicia social a través de Motivos de son. Session presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Fall Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
  15. Schenck, S., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2019, April). Raise a fist in the air: Social justice and counter-narratives. Session presented at the 2019 Meeting for the Southern Conference on Language Teaching, Myrtle Beach, SC.
  16. Wooten, J., Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Johnson, S. M. (2018, November). Enacting social justice in teacher education. Session presented at the 2018 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, New Orleans, LA.
  17. Mrak, A., Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Boomershine, A. (2018, October). Programming, instruction, and advocacy for North Carolina’s heritage language learners of Spanish. Half-day workshop presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Fall Conference, Durham, NC.
  18. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2018, October). Successful strategies for engaging native and heritage speakers in mixed (Spanish as a “foreign” language) classes. Session presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Fall Conference, Durham, NC.
  19. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2018, June). Literature for transformation: Critical cultural competence and social justice through Nicolás Guillén’s Motivos de son. Paper presented at the 100th Annual Conference for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Salamanca, Spain.
  20. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Johnson, S. M. (2018, March). Social justice in the language classroom: From theory to practice. Session presented at the 2018 Meeting for the Southern Conference on Language Teaching, Atlanta, GA.
  21. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Johnson, S. M. (2017, November). Social justice in the language classroom: A call to action. Session presented at the 2017 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Nashville, TN.
  22. Wesely, P., Glynn, C., Randolph, L. J., Jr., Wassell, B., & Johnson, S. (2017, February). Social justice in world language education. Research panel presented at the Tenth International Conference on Language Teacher Education, Los Angeles, CA.
  23. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2016, November). Spanish-American cultures and communities as catalysts for social justice. Session presented at the 2016 Annual Convention and World Languages Expo for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages, Boston, MA.
  24. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2016, March). Literature for transformation: Critical cultural competence and social justice through Guillén’s Motivos de son. Paper presented at the 2016 Conference for the Southeastern Council of Latin American Studies, Cartagena, Colombia.
  25. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2015, October). El español en los EE.UU. como catalizador para la justicia social: Reconsiderando conceptualizaciones tracidionales de «culturas» y «comunidades». Session presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Fall Conference, Durham, NC.
  26. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2014, October). Out for justice: High school teacher as villain/antihero in violent films. Paper presented at the American Educational Studies Association Annual Meeting, Toronto, ON, Canada.
  27. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2014, July). Linguicism and law: Spanish-English bilingual education in the new Latino diaspora. Paper presented at the 96th Annual Conference for the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, Panama City, Panama.
  28. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2014, March). Effective pedagogy for heritage learners in a mixed Spanish conversation course. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages, Los Angeles, CA.
  29. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2014, March). Meeting the needs of adolescent heritage language learners and the charge for a pluralistic, multilingual society: Spanish teachers’ perceptions of their role. Paper presented at the Second International Conference on Heritage/Community Languages, Los Angeles, CA.
  30. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2013, October). Engaging students in the critical study of culture. Session presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Fall Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
  31. Mendez, J., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2012, November). Yo soy boricua, pa’ que tú lo sepas: Critically engaging students in the examination of Puerto Rican culture and identity. Paper presented at the American Educational Studies Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA.
  32. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2012, October). La inmigración de África a España: cómo crear una lección temática a través de los recursos culturales de la internet. Session presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
  33. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2012, April). Promoting language maintenance among Latino adolescents: Additive and subtractive practices of Spanish teachers. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Vancouver, BC, Canada.
  34. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Stites, S. (2011, October). Incorporating literature as authentic texts in the foreign language classroom. Half-day workshop presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Conference, Winston-Salem, NC.
  35. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2011, April). Meeting the needs of adolescent heritage language learners: Spanish teachers’ perceptions and pedagogical practices. Paper presented at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
  36. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2011, February). How do teachers express creativity in a standardized curriculum? Paper presented at the High School Journal Annual Conference, Chapel Hill, NC.
  37. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Bucrek, E. (2010, October). Web-enhanced activities for lower-level students in French and Spanish. Session presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Conference, Raleigh, NC.

Keynote and Plenary Sessions

  1. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, October 7). Enacting a social justice-oriented language curriculum. Plenary session at the Honing Our Craft Conference, Chicago, IL.
  2. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, October 6). Social justice in the language classroom: Frameworks and practices. Plenary session at the Symposium on Language Pedagogy in Higher Education, University of Illinois-Chicago. Online.
  3. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, November 5). Beyond representation: Building and sustaining inclusive language classrooms. Keynote address presented at the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Language and Cultures Conference, Plymouth, MN.
  4. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, October 14). Beyond representation: Building and sustaining inclusive language classrooms. Keynote address presented at the Bi-state Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT)-Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching (COFLT) Conference, Portland, OR.
  5. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, October 8). Beyond representation: Building and sustaining inclusive language classrooms. Keynote address presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Conference, Durham, NC.
  6. Johnson, S. M., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, February 18). Social justice in the language classroom: Theory, research, and practice. Keynote address presented at Taking Action! Conference on Social Justice in Language Classrooms and Teacher Education, Technical University of Dortmund, Germany. Online.
  7. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Johnson, S. M. (2022, February 5). Transformative and justice-oriented language classrooms: Envisioning the future. Keynote address presented the 21st Annual Interdisciplinary Second Language Acquisition and Teaching Roundtable, University of Arizona, Tucson. Online.
  8. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, October 23). Inclusive pedagogies for equity and justice: Let’s start with the curriculum. Keynote address presented at the Florida Foreign Language Association Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
  9. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, July 17). Social justice in the language classroom: Transforming and (re)discovering self. Keynote session presented at the World Language Summer Seminar. Cosponsored by the California Language Teachers’ Association and the California World Language Project. Online.
  10. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, April 10). Embracing, resisting, and letting go: Critical pedagogy in the language classroom. Keynote address presented at the Professional Language Association of Nevada Conference. Online.
  11. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2020, September 26). Social justice in the world language classroom. Keynote address presented at the Arizona Language Association Annual Conference. Online.
  12. Johnson, S. M., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2019, November 9). Social justice in the world language classroom: A call to action. Keynote address presented at the Tennessee Foreign Language Teaching Association Annual Conference, Franklin, TN.

Other Invited Lectures & Workshops

  1. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, November 3). Teaching languages from a justice-centered perspective. Lecture presented at Lawrence University, Appleton, WI.
  2. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, November 2). Enacting a justice-centered language curriculum. Workshop presented at the Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers (WAFLT) Conference, Appleton, WI.
  3. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, October 23). Teaching languages from a justice-centered perspective. Lecture presented for the UW-Madison Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) Media Literacy Program, Madison, WI.
  4. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, October 18). Social justice in the language classroom: Frameworks and practices. Lecture presented for the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. Online.
  5. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, September 27). Anticolonial and antiracist approaches to language instruction. Lecture and workshop presented at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
  6. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, September 13). Anticolonial and antiracist approaches to language instruction. Lecture and workshop presented at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
  7. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, August 30). Anticolonial and antiracist approaches to language instruction. Lecture and workshop presented at the University of Minnesota Twin Cities, Minneapolis, MN.
  8. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, June 16). Anticolonial and antiracist approaches to the AP Spanish Language and Culture course. Lecture presented at Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture Professional Development Night, Cincinnati, OH.
  9. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, April 13). Enacting a social justice-oriented language curriculum. Webinar presented for Klett World Languages.
  10. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2023, January 18). Enacting anticolonial and antiracist language pedagogies. Webinar presented for Extempore/Central States Conference on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (CSCTFL).
  11. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, November 4). Enacting anticolonial and antiracist language pedagogies. Workshop presented at the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Language and Cultures (MCTLC) Conference, Plymouth, MN.
  12. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, October 15). Enacting anticolonial and antiracist language pedagogies. Workshop presented at the Bi-state Washington Association for Language Teaching (WAFLT)-Confederation in Oregon for Language Teaching (COFLT) Conference, Portland, OR.
  13. Randolph, L. J., Jr., Tsai, A., & Gerald, J. P. B. (2022, October 12). Who’s a legitimate language learner? Culture, identity, colonialism. Roundtable sponsored by Fordham University, New York, NY. Online.
  14. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, October 8). Enacting anticolonial and antiracist language pedagogies. Session presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Conference, Durham, NC.
  15. Conlon Perugini, D., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, May 25). Words and actions: Teaching languages through the lens of social justice (chapters 7-8). Workshop presented for ACTFL Leadership Initiative for Language Learning (LILL) Book Study. Online.
  16. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, May 24). Afro-Mexican identities: Narratives of resistance, liberation, and joy. Lecture presented at the Teaching World Languages Symposium: Developing Afro-Latinx Infused Curriculum, California State University, San Bernardino. Online.
  17. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, April 29). Inclusive frameworks for equity and justice in the language classroom. Workshop presented at DePaul University, Chicago, IL. Online.
  18. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, April 12). Anti-racist and anti-colonial approaches to language learning. Lecture presented for the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication, Rice University, Houston, TX. Online.
  19. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, April 5 & 7). Social justice in the language classroom: Big ideas in small spaces. Lecture and workshop presented at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse.
  20. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Glynn, C. (2022, March 25). Teaching languages through a lens of social justice. Lecture presented at the Institute of Languages Spring Speaker Series, University of Virginia. Online.
  21. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, March 12). Social justice domains for novice and intermediate learners. Full-day workshop presented at the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Core Practices Institute, Boston University, Massachusetts.
  22. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, March 11). Engaging learners in social justice in the world language classroom. Full-day workshop presented at the Massachusetts Foreign Language Association Core Practices Institute, Boston University, Massachusetts.
  23. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Wong, B. (2022, February 2-23). Linking proficiency outcomes with the social justice standards. 4-week workshop series presented for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Online.
  24. Johnson, S. M., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2022, February 12). Justice-oriented instruction: Intentional goals and inclusive practices. Workshop presented for San Diego University, San Diego, CA. Online.
  25. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, November 12). Anti-colonial and anti-racist language pedagogies: Reimagining curricular frameworks. Invited lecture presented for the Ohio State Hispanic Linguistics Colloquium, Ohio State University. Online.
  26. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, September 27). Anticolonial and antiracist pedagogies for novice and intermediate language learners. Workshop presented for the Council on Language Instruction, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL.
  27. Johnson, S. M., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, September 19). Social justice-oriented instruction: Intentional goals and inclusive practices. Workshop presented at the Kentucky World Language Association Conference. Online.
  28. Al Ani, S., Perugini, D. C., Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Wong, B. (2021, May 4-24). Engaging learners in social justice in the world language classroom. 4-week workshop series presented for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages. Online.
  29. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, May 8). Social justice practices in the proficiency-oriented language classroom: Frameworks and practices. Webinar presented for the Center for Languages and Intercultural Communication at Rice University.
  30. Johnson, S. M., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, March 18). Social justice-oriented instruction: Intentional goals & inclusive practices. Online workshop presented for the Southern Conference on Language Teaching.
  31. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, February 25). Social justice in language education: Realities, challenges, and possibilities. Invited lecture presented for the Princeton Center for Language Study, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ. Online.
  32. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, February 23). Foundational practices for social justice-oriented learning. Webinar presented for the Connecticut Coalition of Language Teachers.
  33. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, February 16). Inclusive practices for heritage learners in L2 classes. Webinar presented for the Foreign Language Association of Georgia.
  34. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, January 26). Foundational practices for social justice-oriented learning. Vista Higher Learning online workshop presented for Prince George’s County Schools, Maryland.
  35. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Madison, S. (2020, October 29). Counter-narratives as resistance: Social justice in the WL classroom. Webinar presented for the International Association for Language Learning Technology.
  36. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2020, September 18). Cultural and linguistic competence through social justice. Online workshop presented for the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
  37. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2020, September 12). Cultural and linguistic competence through social justice. Webinar presented for the Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, and Literacy.
  38. Hines-Gaither, K., Johnson, S. M., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2020, July 1). Courageous classrooms: Hard conversations, intentional design, and critical reflection. Online workshop presented for the Southern Conference on Language Teaching.
  39. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2019, August 23). Cultural and linguistic competence through social justice. Workshop presented for New Hanover County Public Schools, Wilmington, NC.
  40. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2019, June 27). Critical spaces in language pedagogy. Invited lecture presented at the ACTFL/Middlebury Summer Research Forum, Middlebury College, Middlebury, VT.
  41. Randolph, L. J., Jr., & Johnson, S. M. (2019, February 28). Cultural and linguistic competence through social justice. Online workshop presented for the Center for Language Instruction and Coordination Presentation of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
  42. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2018, April 21). Social justice in the language classroom: From theory to practice. Invited lecture presented at the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese—NC Annual Spring Conference, Wilmington, NC.
  43. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2017, February 25). US-Latino cultures and communities as catalysts for social justice. Invited lecture presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Spring Conference, Wilmington, NC.
  44. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2016, June 23). Bringing culture instruction and social justice together in the language classroom. Webinar presented for the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages.
  45. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2015, January 13). Reflections on mentoring. Invited lecture presented for the Minority Male Mentoring Program of Brunswick Community College, Bolivia, NC.
  46. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2014, April 5). Engaging students in the critical study of culture. Invited lecture presented at the American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese—NC Annual Spring Conference, Concord, NC.
  47. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2013, September 21). Engaging students in the critical study of culture. Half-day workshop presented at the Cape Fear Foreign Language Collaborative, Wilmington, NC.
  48. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2013, March 28). Language minority students. Invited lecture presented at Duke University, Durham, NC.
  49. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2013, March 2). La inmigración de África a España: cómo crear una lección temática a través de los recursos culturales de la internet. Invited lecture presented at the Foreign Language Association of North Carolina Annual Spring Conference, Greenville, NC.
  1. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (Discussant). (2024, April 14). Preparing teachers for multilingual learners: Equity-oriented practices across educational settings. Paper session at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
  2. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (Chair). (2024, April 13). Decolonial pedagogies, feminism, and geopolitics. Paper session at the American Education Research Association Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA.
  3. Anderson, K., Clemons, A., & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (Panelists). (2021, October 15). Panel on Black students in world language education. Centering Black Students in Language Education Conference, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.
  4. Randolph, L. J., Jr., Lara, A. C., & Davin, K. (Panelists). (2020, December 8). The future of language learning in North Carolina. North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Online.
  1. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, August 30). Literature for transformation: Nicolás Guillén’s “Negro bembón.” COERLL Blog. https://blog.coerll.utexas.edu/category/critical-language-study/. Archived version: https://decolonizelanguage.org/literature-for-transformation/
  2. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, August 23). Representation, inclusion, and activism: Small steps matter. COERLL Blog. https://blog.coerll.utexas.edu/representation-inclusion-activism/. Archived version: https://decolonizelanguage.org/representation-inclusion-activism/
  3. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, August 16). Finding comfort in the discomfort: Critical moments and courageous conversations. COERLL Blog. https://blog.coerll.utexas.edu/courageous-conversations/. Archived version: https://decolonizelanguage.org/finding-comfort-in-the-discomfort/
  4. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, August 9). Comprehension of authentic resources. COERLL Blog. https://blog.coerll.utexas.edu/authentic-resource-comprehension/. Archived version: https://decolonizelanguage.org/comprehension-of-authentic-resources/
  5. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, August 1). Setting the stage for critical language study. COERLL Blog. https://blog.coerll.utexas.edu/setting-the-stage-for-critical-language-study/. Archived version: https://decolonizelanguage.org/setting-the-stage-for-critical-language-study/
  6. Randolph, L. J., Jr. (2021, November). Interrogating inclusion. SCOLTalk 54, 8-10.
  7. Jones, N. (Host), & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (Interviewee). (2021, January 21). Language and social justice: A conversation with L.J. Randolph (No. 15). [Audio podcast episode]. In It’s all about language. https://fluency.consulting/2021/01/21/episode-15/
  8. Jahdai, C. (Host), & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (Interviewee). (2019, December 13). #ACTFL19 LJ Randolph. What in the world? Language podcast. https://jahdai.podbean.com/e/actf19-lj-randolph/
  9. Conlon Perugini, D. (Host), & Randolph, L. J., Jr. (Interviewee). (2018, December 7). Social justice and representation with LJ Randolph (No. 82). [Audio podcast episode]. In We teach languages. https://weteachlang.com/2018/12/07/ep-82-with-lj-randolph/
  • UNCW Center for Teaching Excellence Summer Pedagogy Grant ($3,500). Summer 2020.
  • UNCW Office of International Programs Faculty Travel Grant ($1,200). Summer 2018.
  • UNCW Summer Curriculum Development Initiative ($3,500). Summer 2016.
  • UNCW Global Citizenship Grant ($5,382). Summer 2015.
  • Community Outreach Liaison, “Gnovis: Flowing Through the Galaxy of Knowledge,” National Endowment for the Humanities: Office of Digital Humanities (HD51343; Project director: Lucia Binotit) ($49,913). 2011-2012.
  • Nellie McKay Research Fellowship. 2024-2025.
  • Morgridge Fellowship for Community-engaged Scholarship. 2014-2025.
  • Honorary Life Member Award, Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC). 2022.
  • UNCW Diversity & Inclusion Fellow. 2020-2022.
  • Fulbright-Hayes Seminars Abroad Award (Mexico). Summer 2021.
  • ACTFL/Middlebury Research Forum. Summer 2019.
  • Best of South Carolina Foreign Language Teachers’ Association (SCFLTA) Conference Award. 2019.
  • UNCW Next Up Leadership Development Fellowship. 2015-2016.
  • AATSP First-Time Attendee Travel Award. 2014.
  • Best of FLANC Conference Award. 2012.
  • WCHL Radio Village Pride Award. 2012.
  • Teacher of the Year Nominee, Carrboro High School. 2011, 2010, 2008.
  • Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation Award for Excellence in World Language Teaching. 2010. 
  • North Carolina Teaching Fellows Scholar. 1997-2001.

Post-secondary Education

University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Graduate Courses
    • CURRIC 435: Foundations of World Language Education
    • CURRIC 546: Teaching World Languages II
    • CURRIC 802: Discourse Analysis
    • CURRIC 975: Abolitionist and Liberationist Language Pedagogies
  • Thesis and Dissertation Committees
    1. Algabli, S. A. A. (2024). Exploring the lived experiences of online Arabic language instructors at the university level in the United States: A phenomenological qualitative study (Doctoral dissertation). University of Wisconsin-Madison. Committee Member.
    2. Bhasin, A. (2024). Unveiling the unheard voices: Raciolinguistic ideologies impacting Indian American students (Doctoral dissertation). University of Wisconsin-Madison. Committee Member.
    3. Grosse, P. D. (2023). The effect of diacritic-enhancement on L2 pronunciation of shared L1/L2 graphemes (Doctoral dissertation). University of Wisconsin-Madison. Committee Member.
    4. Stillar, S. (2022). Teaching Whiteness as a second language: Raciolinguistic perspectives on a post-secondary English language education space (Doctoral dissertation). University of Wisconsin-Madison. Committee Member.

University of North Carolina-Wilmington

  • Undergraduate Courses
    • SPN 201: Intermediate Spanish I
    • SPN 303: Spanish Conversation
    • SPN 305: Spanish Composition
    • SPN 306: Advanced Grammar
    • SPN 394: Dominican Spanish
    • SPN 495: Culture for Transformation and Social Justice
    • SPN 497: Capstone Course—Critical Perspectives on Contemporary U.S. Latino Cultures and Communities
    • SPN 498: Internship in Spanish
    • EDN 407: Theory and Practice in Teaching Foreign Languages (K-12)
    • EDNL 407: Field Experience in Foreign Language
    • EDN 409: Practicum in French and Spanish (K-12)
    • EDN 420: Instructional Seminar—Foreign Languages
  • Graduate Courses
    • SPN 550: Current Practices and Research in Teaching Spanish
    • SPN 557: Advanced Theory and Practice in Teaching Spanish (K-12)
    • SPN 591: Directed Individual Study in Spanish
    • SPN 595: Culture for Transformation and Social Justice
    • SPN 599: Master’s Thesis
    • EDN 565: Applied Research Practicum in K-12 Schools
    • EDN 590: Practicum in Education (Spanish K-12)
  • Study Abroad Programs
    • Dominican Republic, SPN 394, SPN 495, SPN 595 (Summer 2018)
    • Dominican Republic, SPN 495 & SPN 595 (Summer 2016)
  • Thesis and Dissertation Committees
    1. Vargas, R. (2021). Una construcción de quechua dando una vista a la cultura popular [A construction of Quechua giving a view to popular culture] (Master’s thesis). University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Committee Member.
    2. Bondurant, A. R. (2019). La variación dialectal en las clases introductorias de español como L2: Saliendo del model del “español esterilizado” [Dialectal variation in introductory L2 Spanish classes: Leaving the model of “sanitized Spanish”]  (Master’s thesis). University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Committee Chair.
    3. Shreck, K. J. (2018). La influencia de la etnia para la motivación de los estudiantes de español [The influence of ethnicity on the motivation of Spanish students] (Master’s thesis). University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Committee Member.
    4. Murrell, M. S. (2017). Black world language instructors in higher education: Social justice-based perspectives and pedagogies (Doctoral dissertation). University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. Committee Member.
    5. Wood, A. P. (2016). La misión de adquisición: El desarrollo del entrenamiento lingüístico en las fuerzas armadas estadounidenses [The mission of acquisition: The development of language training in the armed forces] (Master’s thesis). University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Committee Member.
    6. Rahe, K. L. (2015). Error al encontrar la página: Las limitaciones en la enseñanza de estudiantes de lengua heredada en escuelas secundarias en Carolina del Norte [Page not found: The limitations on the teaching of heritage language students in secondary schools in North Carolina] (Master’s thesis). University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Committee Chair.
    7. Forgash, S. (2014). La percepción social de la variación del africado /ts/ en Chile (Master’s thesis). University of North Carolina, Wilmington. Committee Member.

Secondary Education

North Carolina Virtual Public School

  • Course: Spanish Level I

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (Chapel Hill High School and Carrboro High School)

  • Courses
    • Spanish: Levels I-IV, Spanish Conversation & Composition, Advanced Placement Spanish Language
    • English as a Second Language/English to Speakers of Other Languages (ESL/ESOL): Levels I-II
  • Study Abroad and Exchange Programs
    • China (Summer 2011)
    • Mexico (Fall 2010)
    • Spain (Summer 2009, Summer 2008, Summer 2007, Summer 2006)

Institutional Service

University of Wisconsin-Madison

  • Faculty Coordinator, World Language Education (Fall 2022-Present)
  • Member, Graduate Education Advisory Committee (Fall 2022-Present)
  • Member, Doctoral Program in Second Language Acquisition Steering Committee (Spring 2022-Present)
  • Search/Hiring Committees:
    • Associate/Full Professor of Reading in Diverse Settings (2024-2025)
    • ESL Education Teaching Faculty (2023-2024)
    • World Language Education Teaching Faculty (2022-2023)

University of North Carolina at Wilmington

  • Co-chair, SACSCOC 10th Year Reaffirmation Committee (Spring 2021-Summer 2022)
  • Member, Teacher Education Council (Fall 2017-Spring 2022)
  • Faculty Advisor, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship (Fall 2016-Spring 2022)
  • Coordinator/Co-coordinator, Cape Fear Foreign Language Collaborative (Fall 2014-Spring 2022)
  • Coordinator, World Language Teacher Education (Fall 2012-Spring 2022)
  • Member & Chair, Teacher Education Committee (Fall 2012-Spring 202)
  • Associate Chair, Department of World Languages and Cultures (Fall 2018-Spring 2020)
  • Member, Department Executive Committee (Fall 2018-Spring 2020, Fall 2013-Spring 2015)
  • Member, University Curriculum Committee (Fall 2017-Spring 2020)
  • Member, Faculty Senate (Fall 2017-Spring 2019)
  • Member, SACSCOC 5th Year Interim Report Committee (Fall 2017-Spring 2019)
  • Search/Hiring Committees:
    • Assistant Professor of Japanese (Chair) (2021-2022)
    • Assistant Professor of Spanish (2018-2019)
    • Full-time Spanish Lecturer (2016-2017)
    • Full-time Spanish Lecturer (2013-2014)
    • Assistant Professor of Arabic (2013-2014)

Professional/Community Service

Professional Organizations

  •  American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
    • President (2023)
    • Conference Reviewer (2017-Present)
    • President Elect (2022)
    • Convention Chair (2021-2022)
    • Higher Education Representative, Board of Directors (2020-2022)
    • Member, Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion (2018-2020)
    • Vice Chair, Critical and Social Justices Approaches Special Interest Group (2017-2019)
  • American Education Research Association (AERA)
    • Reviewer, Special Interest Group: Decolonial, Postcolonial, and Anti-Colonial Studies in Education (2024)
    • Reviewer, Special Interest Group: Second Language Research (2024)
    • Reviewer, Special Interest Group: Hispanic Research Issues (2012-2013)
    • Reviewer, Division G: Social Context of Education (2012)
  • Foreign Language Association of North Carolina (FLANC)
    • Immediate Past President (2017-2018)
    • President (2016-2017)
    • Program Chair for 2016 Annual Fall Conference, Durham, North Carolina (October, 2016)
    • 1st Vice President (2015-2016)
    • Program Chair for 2015 Annual Spring Conference, Wilmington, North Carolina (February, 2015)
    • 2nd Vice President (2014-2015)
    • Membership Chairperson & Advisory Board Member (2012-2014)
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), North Carolina Chapter
    • Immediate Past President (2020-2021)
    • President (2018-2019)
    • Vice President (2016-2017)
    • Secretary (2013-2015)
  • Southern Conference on Language Teaching (SCOLT)
    • Teacher of the Year Selection Committee (2019, 2021)

Professional Journals

  • Editorial Board
    • Dimensions (2017-Present)
    • Central States Report (2022-Present)
  • Ad Hoc Reviewer
    • Central States Report
    • Foreign Language Annals
    • Hispania
    • Journal of Effective Teaching
    • Spanish as a Heritage Language

Community Organizations

  • Educational Growth Across Oceans (EGOA)
    • Board of Directors (2021-Present)
  • Port City Community Church
    • Board Co-chair (2022)
    • Board of Directors (2017-2022)

Other

  • Center for Educational Resources in Culture, Language, & Literacy (CERCLL)
    • Member, Advisory Board (2022-Present)
  • Advanced Placement Spanish Language and Culture Exam
    • Test Development Committee (2018-2021)
    • Scoring Leader (2016-2020, 2023)
    • Scorer (2012-2015)
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL)
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP)
  • American Association of University Supervisors and Coordinators (AAUSC)
  • American Association for Applied Linguistics (AAAL)
  • Central States: Languages for All
  • Wisconsin Association for Language Teachers (WAFLT)