Black Studies

UCLA to Establish a Department of African American Studies

Under the proposal, the interdepartmental program in Afro-American studies will be disbanded and the bachelor's and master's degree programs in the field will be transferred to the new department.

Doctoral Student Explores Criminal Trials of Black Women During the Civil War

Tamika Richeson, a doctoral candidate in history at the University of Virginia, is researching records in the National Archives detailing 500 arrests of Black women in Washington in the years 1861 and 1862.

Robert Jefferson Named Director of Africana Studies at the University of New Mexico

Currently, Dr. Jefferson is an associate professor in the history department at the University of Alabama Birmingham and has led the African American studies program at the university.

New Study Abroad Program Will Take 16 University of Memphis Students to Ghana

The African and African-American Institute at the University of Memphis is guided by the African proverb, "Those who learn must teach."

Name Change for Black Studies Program at the University of North Carolina Greensboro

The Black Studies program was founded in 1982 and its name was later changed to African American Studies. Now the program will have the new title of African American and African Diaspora Studies.

CalState Los Angeles Will Require Students to Take Courses on Race and Ethnicity

The AcadCalStateLAemic Senate at California State University in Los Angeles has approved a measure by a vote of 33 to 18 that will require all students to complete a course that focuses on issues of race or ethnicity.

Duke University Promotes a Two-Way African Exchange

Two years ago, Duke University launched its Africa Initiative to increase opportunities for faculty and students in Africa but also to "Africanize" its Durham campus.

New Book Offers Interesting Data on Black America

There is interesting data on Black Americans organized by chapters such as education, lifestyle and identity, science and technology, entertainment and sports, health, justice, and the environment.

Duke University Exhibits a Copy of the Haitian Declaration of Independence

Duke University has placed on display an original handwritten copy of the Haitian Declaration of Independence. It was probably written by a Haitian who was listening to a public reading of the declaration.

Harvard’s New Group of W.E.B. Du Bois Research Institute Fellows

Black scholars who are among the new group of fellows are Christopher Emdin, Shose Kessi, Achille Mbembe, Mark Anthony Neal, Wole Soyinka, and Deborah Willis.

UCLA May Departmentalize African American Studies

If the program became a department, Black studies could recruit its own faculty, expand partnerships with other academic entities, and possibly develop a doctoral program in the field.

Center for Minority Serving Institutions Opens at the University of Pennsylvania

The center hopes to support minority serving institutions nationwide and to create opportunities for researchers who are focused on minority-serving institutions.

Clark University Holds Youth Summit on Race, Class, and Education

The summit brought high school students from all parts of Massachusetts to the Clark campus for a six-hour program that discussed how race and class shape the educational experiences of American youth.

Yale University Acquires Letters of Author James Baldwin

The Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University has acquired a collection of letters authored by African American author James Baldwin.

Cornell University to Offer a Ph.D. Program in Africana Studies

The university estimates that 20 to 30 percent of Black studies faculty nationwide will be retiring over the next decade and the new Cornell program will help fill the need to replace retiring Black studies faculty.

Harvard Business School Honors Its Black Alumnae

The new website honoring Black women graduates was established in conjunction with the 50th anniversary celebration of coeducation in the full-time MBA program at Harvard Business School.

UCLA Receives Donation of African Art Valued at More Than $14 Million

The Fowler Museum at the University of California at Los Angeles has received a donation of 92 pieces of African art from the collection of Jay T. and Deborah R. Last of Beverly Hills.

New Center on Urban Education Research

The University of Missouri-Kansas City has established the Urban Education Research Center to conduct research and analysis aimed at improving the lives of urban residents throughout the U.S.

Brandeis University Announces Hiring Campaign in Black Studies

The university, where only 4 percent of the undergraduate student body is Black, has announced that it will hire two faculty members in African diaspora studies in the first phase of a multi-year cluster hire in the discipline.

Penn State Creates New Doctoral Degree Program in African American Studies

According to the university's count, Penn State will be the 12th university in the United States to offer doctoral degrees in African American studies.
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