Anwar Alston

Anwar Alston serves as a Part-Time Instructor in the Department of English at North Carolina A&T State University.

His educational background includes:

• M.A. in English from North Carolina A&T State University (2009)
• B.A. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2005)
• B.A. in Political Science from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro (2002)

His teaching portfolio centers on American Crime Fiction, Composition studies, and advanced writing mechanics. Specialized courses include 'American Crime Fiction: Violence in Literature' examining socio-literary representations of violence, and intensive grammar/writing instruction for foundational and honors-level composition. His expertise bridges literary analysis with practical writing pedagogy across multiple course formats.

Instructional leadership is demonstrated through collaborative teaching in core curriculum sequences including 'Ideas and Their Expressions I & II', working with multi-instructor teams to standardize writing pedagogy for undergraduate cohorts.