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Mirma Johnson-Majors, EdD, MEd, BFA
Mirma Johnson-Majors has dedicated nearly two decades to the museum field, contributing her expertise to esteemed institutions such as the Smithsonian Institution, Alexandra Historical Society, National Civil Rights Museum, Albany Civil Rights Movement Museum at Old Mount Zion, and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture.
Dr. Johnson’s academic journey includes an EdD from Morgan State University, an MEd in Museum Leadership from Bank Street College, and a BFA in Fine Arts from Howard University.
In addition to her museum work, Dr. Johnson has taught high school courses in the History of Museums at Duke Ellington School for the Arts and college courses in World History and African Diaspora at Albany State University, as well as the History of Museums at Morgan State University. She has served on numerous boards and advisory groups, including Arts Every day, Fredrick Douglas Isaac Myers Maritime Museum, and The Georgia Council on the Arts. Her experience also extends to grant reading for the Georgia Arts Council, Tennessee Arts Council, Jackson Mississippi Arts Council, and currently, the Maryland State Council for the Arts.
Since 2017, Dr. Johnson has been an adjunct staff member at Coppin State University. Her family includes her daughters, Dr. Alexandra Jones, a Maryland archaeologist, Purley Jones, a lifelong learner, and Cordeasha Crosby, an 8th grader in the Baltimore City schools.
Johnson-Majors, M. Mehlinger, L. Edrere, C. & Peters, K. (2021). Surviving your freshman year: A commonsense approach. Amazon Publishing.
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