Student Spotlights

Majoring in AAAS has allowed me to critically engage with the question: "What is Black technology?" Through class discussions, community engagement projects, and academic research, I explored Black interactions with and contributions to the…

Majoring in DAAAS has allowed me to explore and expand my understanding of Blackness in its abstraction and diasporic multiplicity. By blurring the lines between theory and practice in my assemblage of artistic and academic practices, I have…

Majoring in AAAS provided support, community, and profound mentorship. As an interdisciplinary artist and scholar, my pursuits in arts and academia were nurtured while still allowing me to take the lead in shaping my unique path in the…

AAAS had an invaluable impact on my life and academic trajectory. AAAS taught me that Black Studies has its own disciplinary concerns across various disciplines with a political commitment to match. I gained an interest in working with archives…

I declared AAAS because of the home that it provides me. Not simply a home where I can explore my own culture, but also where I can find intellectual vitality and academic rigor. Above all else, AAAS is a family that pushes me academically,…