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Dr. Austin and Dr. Grundy receive tenure
Congratulations to Dr. Austin & Dr. Grundy on their recent promotions to tenured associate professor! Dr. Paula Austin is an Associate Professor of History and African American & Black Diaspora...
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Dr. Mary Anne Boelcskevy receives Excellence in Teaching award
Congratulations to Dr. Mary Anne Boelcskevy, Senior Lecturer, Master Level, in African American & Black Diaspora Studies, on receiving the Frank and Lynne Wisneski Award for Excellence in Teaching...
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Program Administrator Rachel Edwards receives CAS IDEAL Award
Congratulations to AFAMBDS Program Administrator Rachel Edwards on being selected as one of four recipients of the inaugural CAS Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access and Leadership (IDEAL) Award.
View ArticleJune 2023 HERS Leadership Institute Cohort
Sixty emerging higher education leaders from across the United States will participate in the June 2023 cohort of the HERS Leadership Institute, hosted on the Bridgewater State University campus in...
View ArticleUncovering BU History Abroad with Prof. Becker
Featuring our very own Prof. Becker, read the full article here. "When History of Art & Architecture Chair Professor Cynthia Becker received an invitation to teach at the University of Naples, she...
View ArticleDr. Saida Grundy on Justice Clarence Thomas’s ideological journey
The recent Supreme Court decision striking down affirmative action raises questions about fairness and the unearned advantages that white students are not asked to account for. Dr. Grundy explores...
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Now Available: 53.2, The Shape of Things to Come: Africology and the Rise of...
Cover by Karl Duro New approaches to African American Studies advance the discipline in the twenty-First Century. Philadelphia, PA (May 31, 2023) – The next generation of Africology and African...
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Come Visit Our New Student Lounge Space
Come visit our new student lounge this fall! Starting September 5, it will be open 9am – 5pm Monday – Friday, with extended hours during study periods. Use it as a group study space, or just come hang...
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Upcoming Event: Black2BU for Alumni Weekend
Don't miss the third annual Black2BU event! Friday, Sept. 22 at 4-8 PM The AFAMBDS House, 138 Mountfort Street, Brookline, MA 02446 Register on Eventbrite Join us for our annual alumni reunion and...
View ArticleFall 2023 AFAMBDS Courses
CAS AA 103: Introduction to African American Literature—Maryanne Boelcskevy Tues/Thurs 9 am-12:30 pm What is the African American literary tradition? How does it change over time? This course...
View ArticleWe’re HIRING! Seeking 2023-24 Media & Office Assistants
Media Assistant The BU African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program seeks a creative and hard-working graduate or advanced undergraduate student for the Fall 2023 Semester. The Media Assistant...
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Experiencing Cuba 2024
Professors Michael Birembaum Quintero and Ana María Reyes led the course CAS AA306E/CFA MH563 – Experiencing Cuba: History, Culture and Politics,” during the 2024 Spring Break. The course was sponsored...
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Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei featured in ‘The New York Review’ Article
Louis Chude-Sokei; illustration by Lorenzo Gritti Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei, director of The African American and Black Diaspora Studies Program and Professor of English, was recently featured in an...
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Saida Grundy wins 2024 Race, Gender, and Class Book Award
Saida Grundy’s book Respectable: Politics and Paradox in Making the Morehouse Man (University of California Press, 2022) recently won the ASA’s 2024 Race, Gender, and Class Distinguished Contribution...
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Upcoming Afro-Cuban Music Workshop and festival rehearsal led by Sandy Perez
The next Afro-Cuban music workshop will be held Saturday June 8th (details below). Among other things we will be rehearsing to perform a comparsa at the Lynn Music Festival on June 22nd at 5:20pm. The...
View ArticleNow Hiring! Fall Student Employment Opportunities at the Howard Thurman Center
Announcement from Danielle DeCourcey, the marketing and communications assistant director at BU’s Howard Thurman Center for Common Ground. If you’re not familiar with the HTC, our mission is to create...
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AFAM Studies 2024 Convocation
Congratulations to the African American and Black Diaspora Studies graduate and undergraduate students of 2024! loading slideshow...1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
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Dr. Koritha Mitchell featured in Time Magazine
Koritha Mitchell, Professor of English and African American Literature recently published an article in TIME. “I’ve been encouraged to see affinity groups organize in support of the Harris campaign,...
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Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei has been invited to participate in the 15th Annual...
Our very own Dr. Louis Chude-Sokei has been invited to participate in the 15th Annual Gwangju Biennale, the largest art event in Asia. This year's event is entitled Pansori: A Soundscape of the 21st...
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Upcoming Afro-Cuban Music Workshop led by Sandy Pérez
The Saturday Afro-Cuban music workshops with Maestro Sandy Pérez will be continuing in the fall. He will hold intermediate and beginner workshops on September 7th and October 19th, at our usual...
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