Wendy Wilson-Fall Is the New Head of Africana Studies at Lafayette College

Wendy Wilson-Fall was appointed associate professor and chair of Africana studies at Lafayette College in Easton, Pennsylvania. She was an associate professor and chair of Pan African studies at Kent State University in Ohio. Prior to joining the faculty at Kent State, Dr. Wilson-Fall was the director of the West African Research Center in Dakar, Senegal.

Dr. Wilson-Fall earned a bachelor’s degree and a Ph.D. in social anthropology and African studies at Howard University. She holds a master’s degree from Ahmadu Bello University in Nigeria.

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