In 2006, Douthit returned to NC Central - not to finish his degree - but to teach. He serves as Artist in Residence at the University's History Department; he also teaches down the road at Duke University as Lecturing Fellow for African & African-American Studies.
"They want to know what do I need to do? And they want to know from somebody who's done it. And I give them a lot of life experience," Douthit said.