Belo Cipriani
He/Him
- Senior Community Faculty
Credentials
- EDD, Organizational Leadership
University of the Pacific - M.A., PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS STUDIES
Holy Names University - M.A., English Language and Literature, General
Notre Dame de Namur University
Recent and upcoming courses
Spring 2026
Summer 2026
Biography
Belo Miguel Cipriani is an award-winning author, prize-winning journalist, and acclaimed editor and educator. His memoir, Blind, was called “riveting and suspenseful” by award-winning author, Amy Tan. Belo was also called an "important voice" in disability writing by former Senator Tony Coelho, the primary author and sponsor of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
He is the publisher at Oleb Books and Senior Community Faculty in the creative writing program at Metro State University in Saint Paul, Minnesota. Learn more at belocipriani.com