Black Studies is on the move. Programs continue to expand and institutes are being established at various schools. The links below provide some additional updates on exciting new developments at some of the nation's leading programs.
NOTE--This informational blog was compiled by (with the exception of the introduction and photo) and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akalimat, PhD
Emory University establishes a new PhD program that will be the first in the Southeast https://news.emory.edu/stories/2022/10/er_african_american_phd_24-10-2022/story.html
University of New Mexico just had its 52 year-old Africana Studies program converted to a department this Fall. https://finance.yahoo.com/news/art-history-professor-set-lead-040700616.html https://news.unm.edu/news/kirstenpai-buick-new-director-of-africana-studies
Wayne State University to establish the Detroit Center for Black Studies https://today.wayne.edu/news/2022/12/13/wayne-state-university-receives-6-million-grant-from-the-mellon-foundation-to-increase-black-studies-faculty-and-establish-the-detroit-center-for-black-studies-50164
Columbia University forms the Commission on the History of Race and Racism https://www.jbhe.com/2022/12/columbia-university-forms-the-commission-on-the-history-of-race-and-racism/
Stanford University names directors of its new Institute on Race https://news.stanford.edu/report/2022/12/15/stanfords-new-institute-race-names-founding-faculty-co-directors/