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African American Studies Program
Core and Affiliated Faculty
Tara T. Green, Associate Professor and Director, African American Studies Program
Omar Ali, African American Studies Program
Shelly L. Brown-Jeffy, Department of Sociology
Michael Cauthen, Lecturer, African American Studies Program
Sara Jane Cervenak, Women's and Gender Studies and African American Studies Programs
Duane Cyrus, Department of Dance
Carlina de la Cova, Department of Anthropology
George Dimock, Department of Art
SallyAnn H. Ferguson, Department of English
C.P. Gause, Department of Teacher Education and Higher Education
Cerise Glenn, Department of Communication Studies
William D. Hart, Department of Religious Studies
Colleen Kriger, Department of History
Frank Woods, Visiting Assistant Professor, African American Studies Program
Mission Statement
The African American Studies Program is committed to sustaining an academic environment in which students are motivated to develop to their full potential. Through interdisciplinary courses, the students can achieve an informed appreciation of the history and socioculture of persons of African descent, as well as the history and socioculture of others. Set in an urban institutional environment, the Program offers students an array of scholastic and experiential opportunities. The Program contributes to the social, aesthetic, and ethical development of its students and supports them as they pursue their academic goals. African American Studies nurtures intellectual curiosity, tolerance, and commitment to the ideals of social justice and equality, attributes prized by the University community and society at large.
