Black Studies New Developments

Black Studies, as previous posts have shown, is one of the dynamic fields of intellectual inquiry today.Despite backlash in Florida, DEI initiatives being curtailed nationwide, and attempts to prohibit teaching about race and gender, the field continues to grow. Below find some of the latest developments in the field.

NOTE--This informational blog is compiled by (with the exception of the introduction and photograph) and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akalimat, PhD

Dartmouth new Institute for Black Intellectual and Cultural Life has been created https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2023/07/new-hub-black-intellectual-and-cultural-life-launches

Grinnell College established a new African Diaspora Department https://www.diverseeducation.com/demographics/african-american/article/15543934/grinnell-college-to-launch-african-diaspora-studies-department

Stanford The Board of Trustees is expected this fall to approve the creation of a department of African and African American studies. https://humsci.stanford.edu/feature/trustees-set-approve-creation-department-african-and-african-american-studies-fall-meeting

The Mellon Foundation awarded a $6 million grant to Wayne State University 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

The University of Rochester’s Board of Trustees approved the creation of a Department of Black Studies https://www.rochester.edu/newscenter/university-of-rochester-establishes-department-of-black-studies-540742/

Pitt will introduce a new Africana Studies PhD. program this fall https://pittnews.com/article/179588/top-stories/we-are-connected-pitt-plans-new-africana-studies-ph-d-program/

The University of Windsor is creating a Black Studies Institute (BSI) in 2023 https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/black-studies-institute-1.6677621

A new Public Knowledge Ethnic Studies grant from the Mellon Foundation gives the Chicago Public Library $2 million to make access to Black history archives more equitable. https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-public-library-wins-grant-for-black-history-archives/589bd301-782d-4e7c-a798-61eb171a9753