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Curtis Kendrick

University Libraries Faculty and Staff Mentor

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Background

Areas of Specialty

  • Library Management
  • Race and Libraries
  • Library Offsite Shelving
  • Leadership

Curtis Kendrick serves as University Libraries faculty and staff mentor at Binghamton University, having served there as dean of libraries from 2016-2022. In his current position, Kendrick is developing the Institute for Racial Equity Advancement in Libraries, with colleagues from the City University of New York and Rutgers University. Prior to Binghamton he served as university dean for libraries and information resources for the City University of New York. In this capacity he provided executive leadership for the 21-campus university system, serving 250,000 students. Kendrick has also held library administrative positions at Columbia University, Harvard University, Stony Brook University and Oberlin College. He has published broadly on race and libraries, library technology and library management, including a seminal work on the competitive advantage of librarians. He serves or has served on many boards including Ithaka, and the Yonkers Board of Education, providing oversight to a $500 million school system.

The Librarian Linkover with guest Curtis Kendrick

Education

  • MBA, 1992, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
  • MS in library and information science, 1984, Simmons University, Boston, MA
  • AB in history, 1980, Brown University, Providence, RI

Research Interests

  • Library off-site shelving
  • Race and libraries
  • Library technology
  • High school to college pipeline and library service

Awards

  • The State University of NY Librarians Association Friend of SUNYLA Award, 2021
  • Elected to Archons of Colophon, 2005
  • Frye Leadership Institute Fellow, 2002 (sponsored by Council on Library and Information Resources, EDUCAUSE and Emory University)
  • Beta Gamma Sigma, national honor society for management 1992
  • George Mew Award, Emory University MBA program, for achievement in management, 1992
  • Emory Scholar Fellowship, Emory University, merit-based scholarship, 1990-1992
  • Beta Phi Mu, national honor society for librarianship, 1984 Louise Giles Scholarship, American Library Association, 1983

Research Profile