Facts:   - website: http://hierographics.org/    - caption: dr. the mid-80 's . crosby attends a kent state graduation ceremony in    - spouse: shirley g. redding crosby -lrb- 1956-present -rrb-      - birth date: 4 november 1932    - name: dr. edward w. crosby    - image: dr 1-39 am.jpg crosby - mid '80s jan 18 , 2012    - birth place: cleveland , ohio    - occupation: administrator professor philosopher author scholar   Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of edward w. crosby .
The answer to this question is:
edward warren crosby -lrb- born november 4 , 1932 -rrb- , is an african-american professor/administrator emeritus , in the department of pan-african studies at kent state university -lrb- ksu -rrb- .as a pioneer in the field of black education his most notable accomplishments include the creation of the institute for african american affairs , the predecessor of the department of pan-african studies and the center of pan-african culture at ksu .the pan-african studies department -lrb- 1969 -rrb- and the center of pan-african culture -lrb- 1970 -rrb- were two of the first institutions of their kind to be established at institutions of higher education .