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On Feb. 22, the Framework Task Force recommended Stanford’s African and African-American Studies (AAAS) program be departmentalized. Following a half-century of student activism, Black undergraduate and graduate students share their…
Stanford’s new Department of African and African American Studies will offer three tracks—African Studies, African American Studies, and Global Black Diaspora Studies—providing undergraduates with a comprehensive understanding of the field of Black…
The African and African American Studies (AAAS) program will become its own department in January, after 50 years of student advocacy.
The AAAS program was the first ethnic studies program implemented at Stanford, and offers major and minor…
The Stanford Board of Trustees approved the creation of the Department of African and African American Studies, heard updates from the university’s new leadership, and received reports on the needs of students with disabilities and advancements in…
The Board of Trustees is expected this fall to approve the creation of a department of African and African American studies.
“Stanford has made real strides in attracting and retaining a stellar group of scholars whose work focuses on…