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| | | August 26, 2005 > African & Afro-American Studies changes its name African & Afro-American Studies changes its name  By Neil Schoenherr The African and Afro-American Studies Program in Arts & Sciences has changed its name and will now be referred to as the African and African American Studies Program in Arts & Sciences. "One of the important programs of Arts & Sciences is entering a new phase of its life under the leadership of John Baugh (Ph.D., chair of the program and the Margaret Bush Wilson Professor in Arts & Sciences)," said James L. McLeod, dean of the College of Arts & Sciences. "The new name reflects this new phase while recognizing the continued commitment to questions taken up over the past 30-plus years." The program offers students the opportunity to explore the social, political and intellectual history as well as the literature, culture and artistic life of various peoples who are African or of African descent. Course work is balanced between the humanities and the social sciences. Principal areas of concentration are sub-Saharan Africa and the United States. The program also features study-abroad opportunities in Kenya as well as other African countries. | | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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