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Charles (Charlie) Payne is a native of Philadelphia, Mississippi where he received his high school diploma from Piney Woods Country Life School in1958. He received his Bachelors of Arts Degree in Chemistry from Rust College, Holly Springs, Mississippi, in 1962; a Masters Degree in Science Education from Tuskegee Institute (University) in 1966; and a Doctorate of Education (Ed. D.) in Science Education from the University of Virginia in 1972. He became an Assistant Professor at Ball State University in 1972. He was hired at Ball State specifically to create and develop a new minor in Multicultural Education, The Program for the Preparation of Teachers for Multicultural Secondary Classrooms, in the Department of Secondary, Higher and Foundations of Education in the Teachers College. The department’s name was later changed to Educational Studies where he is a full and tenured professor. Charlie Payne served as a national consultant in the area of school desegregation for over 30 years. And, his awards include the BSU Outstanding Young Professor of the Year Award in 1976, and the 2002 Teachers College Outstanding Teacher award. He is presently the Assistant Provost for Diversity and Director of the Office of Institutional Diversity.