Dilys Schoorman grew up in Sri Lanka and came to the USA as an adult. In Sri Lanka she experienced both the synergy of diversity and the tragedy of racial/ethnic conflict. These experiences anchor her role as an educator in the USA, where the intersections of multiculturalism, democracy and peaceful co-existence infuse passion into her work in education, research, community engagement and faculty governance. She strives to integrate the principles that inform her teaching and scholarship into her interactions and decision making as a leader, an educator and a citizen.

Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction.

Awards

• Educator of the Year, National Association for Multicultural Education, 2024.
• FAU Student Government Faculty Advisor of the Year, 2021; 2022
• William R. Jones Outstanding Mentor Award, Florida Education Fund, 2019.
• University 2013/14 Scholar of the Year, Professor level
• Winner of College of Education Distinguished Teacher of the Year, 2010

Academic Background

Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, May 1997
Doctorate in Curriculum Theory. Emphasis in Multicultural and International Education, and minor in Educational Administration in Higher Education.
Dissertation topic: Internationalization and its pedagogical implications: Understanding and implementing global perspectives in higher education

MA, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN, December 1991
Major: Organizational Communication. Emphasis in Intercultural Communication

BA, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka, December 1986
Major: English Language and Literature
Minor: Western Classical Culture

BA, Bates College, Lewiston, ME, 1984-1985
Study abroad experience.
Emphasis: Theater, English and Music