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Miya Hunter-Willis

Hunter-Willis, Miya
Title: Faculty, History
Department: Social Sciences

About Miya Hunter-Willis

My name is Miya Hunter-Willis, and I joined the History Department in Fall 2023. I teach United States History I and II as well as African American History I and II at Northeast Lakeview College. As a native of the Washington, D.C. metro area, I bring a little East Coast flavor down to Texas!

I earned my bachelor’s degree from the University of Virginia (Go ‘Hoos) in Psychology and African American Studies. It was my position as a research assistant for the Virginia Foundation of the Humanities that guided me toward the discipline of history. In graduate school, I earned my master’s degree in history at Marshall University (Go Herd!)

Now that I’m in Texas, learning about the rich culture of the mid-west has been rewarding. Exploring the NLC and San Antonio community has been the best part of my transition. I’m hoping that sharing my career journey will help students recognize that all decisions don’t mean disaster…some are simply delays.