Tim Spofford
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Tim Spofford

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Tim Spofford’s writing career was inspired by the May 1970 slayings on the Kent and Jackson State campuses amid antiwar protests. These moved him to write Lynch Street, (Kent State University Press), the sole book about the largely forgotten killings at the black college in Mississippi. For seven years, Spofford covered educational policymaking for the Albany Times Union in New York’s capital city. His beat included the state Education Department, the state Legislature and the 64-campus State University of New York system. Many of his news stories focused on race in public education, and he often interviewed Kenneth Clark, a policymaker on the state Board of Regents. He is completing the dual biography of Clark and his wife, Mamie, the psychologists who created the legendary dolls test. Spofford has taught writing and journalism in schools and colleges. He has a Doctor of Arts in English degree from the State University at Albany. He has published articles in the New York Times, Newsday, Mother Jones, Columbia Journalism Review and other publications. He worked as a copy editor for many years, most recently as a copy chief at the St. Petersburg Times in Florida, where he coached young editors.
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