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AAAS Faculty Member Sarah Van Beurden Awarded Virtual Exchange Global Teaching and Learning Grant
AAAS faculty member Sarah Van Beurden was recently awarded a Virtual Exchange Global Teaching and Learning Grant from Ohio State's Office of International Affairs for her virtual global…
Video of AAAS Spring 2021 Commencement Now Available
If you missed our virtual spring 2021 commencement ceremony on Friday, May 7, 2021, a video of the program is now available.
"Being Black/Becoming Black" Community Engagement Grant Project Featured in ASC News
"Being Black/Becoming Black," the $50,000 Community Engagement Grant Award project by AAAS interim chair and Distinguished Professor of Humanities Adélékè Adéẹ̀kọ́ and associate…
New In-Depth Course Descriptions for Autumn 2021 Available
Students are encouraged to check out our new in-depth course descriptions for Autumn 2021. You'll find new information on possible texts for our courses as well as potential assignments.
The Lantern Calls for Increased Hiring in AAAS
Read the full story here: https://www.thelantern.com/2021/03/african-american-and-african-studies-faculty-call-for-increased-support-following-five-year-instructor-decrease/
Video of Black Studies Matter: "'What Lies after Six Is Greater than Seven.' Beyond Social Construction" Now Available
If you were unable to attend the webinar with Professor Adélékè Adéẹ̀kọ́ in person on December 9, 2020, a video of the talk and Q&A session is now available for viewing.
Video of Black Studies Matter: Time for a Truth & Reconciliation Commission in the US? Now Available
If you were unable to attend the webinar with Olufemi Taiwo in person on February 24, 2021, a video of the talk and Q&A session is now available for viewing.
Recent speaking events by Simone C. Drake for Black History Month
Dr. Simone C. Drake is participating in a variety of speaking engagements as part of Black History Month. Just yesterday, she was a guest on Texas Public Radio's The Source to discuss her…
Judson L. Jeffries: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: The Man That Everyone Knows, but Few Have Actually Studied
Every year when Dr. King’s birthday rolls around, scholars and intellectuals come out of the woodwork, Black scholars and intellectuals in particular, offering what they believe to be a thoughtful…