Sharroky Hollie is a tenured, assistant professor at California State University, Dominguez Hills. Working in the Teacher Education Department for the past 11 years, Professor Hollie teaches reading for secondary teachers, classroom management, and methodology. Dr. Hollie is the co-founder of the nationally acclaimed laboratory school, Culture and Language Academy of Success (CLAS) in Los Angeles. CLAS is a K-8 independent charter school that espouses culturally responsive pedagogy as its primary approach. At CLAS, Sharroky directs and develops the curriculum, professional development, and teacher development. Dr. Hollie is also the executive director of the Center for Culturally Responsive Teaching and Learning, which is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing stellar professional development for educators desiring to become culturally responsive. With the Center, Sharroky serves as a national expert, traveling around the country training thousands of teachers.  Sharroky has been acknowledged by several groups as one of the top professional developers in the country.  

He is a featured author for Pearson publishing, co-authoring with Jim Cummins in the Longman series and as a contributing author in the Prentice Hall. His work has appeared in several edited texts, including Teaching African American Learners to Read, an International Reading Association publication edited by Mary Hoover and Bill Hammond (2005) and the anthology, Talkin Black Talk, edited by John Baugh and H. Samy Alim (Teachers College Press in 2007). This fall, Dr. Hollie’ first book, Validation and Affirmation: Responsive Strategies For All, will be published by Teacher Created Materials and The Skill and The Will with Anthony Muhammad published by Solution Tree.

Sharroky received is Bachelors in English, cum laude and Masters in English Education with distinction from California State University, Northridge. His PhD in Curriculum and Instruction with a specialization in African American learners is from the University of Southern California. Dr. Hollie was a visiting professor in literacy and diversity in 2007 and 2008. He resides in Los Angeles.

Dr. Hollie speaks at Boston University on the education of African-American males