Dr. Marcella Maxwell, best known for her work over the years as a teacher, college professor, administrator and community leader, has died.
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A native of Cleveland, N.C., Maxwell came from a long line of educators. Notably, her grandfather donated a land grant in her hometown for the first African-American elementary school. During her years in the classroom, she was selected by then-Assistant Superintendent John B. King Sr., father of current state Education Commissioner John B. King Jr., to go to Puerto Rico to teach English as a second language. Upon her return, Maxwell started training teachers at Bank Street College of Education.During her career, Maxwell worked at Medgar Evers College, where she stayed for 13 years, serving as dean of external affairs and dean of adult and continuing education.
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