Onyema Nweze

Onyema Nweze has recently been wondering: Why do we resist the commonness of humanity? Is this a core part of what it means to be human?

An educator for more than twenty-five years, Onyema is a fellow at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture where she teaches courses on the works of Toni Morrison. She has participated in academic and community panels about the life and work of Toni Morrision, including a retrospective symposium titled “Toni Morrison: A Tribute and Celebration.” Onyema also taught a disscussion-based seminar on Morrison’s Beloved at the Portsmouth Institute.

Onyema is an alumna of the 2006 and 2007 Sue Rose Summer Institutes at the Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture and is a member of the Teachers Alumni Advisory Board of the Cowan Center for Education. 

Prior to teaching seminar classes and giving lectures for adult learners, Onyema was an educator in the Dallas Independent School District for more than eighteen years where she served as a high school English teacher, department chair, district instructional coach, assistant principal, and academic facilitator. 

Onyema is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in curriculum and instruction. Her research and dissertation focus is on literature instruction and its impact on student outcomes. 

Onyema’s interest in education and lifelong learning began as a student at the distinguished Louisiana School for Math, Science and the Arts. She holds a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern State and a master’s degree from the University of Dallas in literature.