About Barclay Barrios

a life shaped by teaching, writing,
and public engagement


A smiling Barclay Barrios stands with a friend, arms around one another in an embrace.

This site offers a more personal view of Barclay Barrios. Alongside photos from everyday life, it also features media that reflects his work in the classroom, his thinking on writing and pedagogy, and his ongoing engagement with questions that matter.

Barrios is a professor and academic administrator at Florida Atlantic University, where his work focuses on equity, pedagogy, and student success. He is also the author of widely used textbooks in composition and rhetoric, and a frequent collaborator on initiatives that center inclusive teaching practices and institutional change.

The materials shared here reflect both the personal and the public: a visual and media-based record of the values, relationships, and ideas that continue to shape his work. For a full professional biography and published scholarship, visit his professional site.