“This move signals to the College that Africana studies is a discipline with a specific set of methods and conventions that can be learned through the major we’ve crafted,” says Peter M. Small ...

Following several years of negotiation between the student body and the administration, Tufts' new Africana Studies program is settling into its first month on the Hill, complete with a new director, ...

On Oct. 12, 2024, scholars and community members gathered for the inaugural James. E. Newton Symposium, a partnership between UD’s Department of Africana Studies and the Wilmington Public Library (WPL ...

The University of Delaware’s Department of Africana Studies is the new headquarters of the National Council for Black Studies (NCBS), and Assistant Professor Alicia Fontnette has been named the ...

Niola Etienne majored in Africana studies and history, and plans a career in public health after she graduates from Johns Hopkins this May. She had been looking for a course that combined those ...

The CSUN African Studies Department hosted a lecture and alumni panel during this year’s Africana Studies Week, celebrating past achievements and legacies while inspiring students to build a stronger ...

At their April meeting, the Bryn Mawr College Board of Trustees voted to confirm the reappointment with tenure and promotion ...

More than half a century after it was established at Bowdoin, the Africana Studies Program is now becoming a fully fledged academic department. The symbolic but significant change was announced at the ...

People of African descent, both on the African continent and throughout the African diaspora, have played a crucial role in shaping the history, politics, literature, art, religion and social ...