African American Studies continues to grow and thrive. It is a vibrant interdisciplinary discipline that draws on traditional academic disciplines as well as newer areas of study including African Diaspora, gender and ethnic studies, science and technology as well as global and transnational studies. The expansion of the discipline is not simply departmentally based, but also includes manuscript and photo collections as well as bibliographies and online syllabi, which provide important commentary on issues of important to African descended populations around the world.
Note: This informational blog was compiled (with the exception of the introduction and photo) and reprinted with permission from Abdul Akalimat, PhD
The Department of Africana Studies at University of Pittsburgh will accept its first Ph.D. cohort in 2023 https://www.africanastudies.pitt.edu/graduate
Baruch College, part of The City University of New York, has launched a Black and Latino Studies degree program for the 2022–23 academic year. https://newscenter.baruch.cuny.edu/news/baruch-college-launches-black-and-latino-studies-major/
The New Center for the Study of African American Preaching at Anderson University in South Carolina https://www.jbhe.com/2022/08/the-center-for-the-study-of-african-american-preaching-established-at-anderson-university/
The Black Bibliography Project, funded through a $1.7 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation https://www.jbhe.com/2022/08/black-bibliography-project-gets-increased-funding-to-expand-its-database/
Emory University in Atlanta has announced the launch of a Ph.D. program in African American studies. https://www.jbhe.com/2022/08/emory-university-offering-the-first-ph-d-program-in-black-studies-in-the-southeastern-united-states/
The department of African American studies at Northwestern University, has voted unanimously to rename the department to Black studies. https://www.jbhe.com/2022/08/northwestern-faculty-seek-to-change-the-name-of-african-american-studies-department/
A new endowment to support the Africana Studies program at Carleton College in Northfield, Minnesota https://www.jbhe.com/2022/07/carleton-college-in-minnesota-creates-an-endowment-to-support-africana-studies/
Getty Images has launched the Black History & Culture Collection https://www.gettyimages.com/corporate-responsibility/bhcc
A new public database of African American students created by the University of Michigan https://africanamericanstudentproject.bentley.umich.edu/database/
Boston University has a new major in African American and Black diaspora studies. https://www.jbhe.com/2022/05/boston-university-students-can-now-major-in-african-american-and-black-diaspora-studies/
Michigan State University undergraduate students can major in African American and African Studies https://www.jbhe.com/2022/04/for-the-first-time-students-at-michigan-state-can-major-in-african-american-studies/
Virginia Commonwealth University has renamed the African American studies building as Gabriel’s House https://www.jbhe.com/2022/04/name-change-for-the-african-american-studies-building-at-virginia-commonwealth-university/
The University of Chicago has recently approved a new Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity https://www.jbhe.com/2022/03/university-of-chicago-creates-the-department-of-race-diaspora-and-indigeneity/
Oberlin College is establishing a new Center on Race and Inequality. https://www.jbhe.com/2022/01/oberlin-college-in-ohio-to-establish-the-center-on-race-and-inequality/
University of Waterloo begins new Black Studies programs https://uwaterloo.ca/news/arts/new-black-studies-programs-begin-2022
La Salle University begins new Black Studies Minor https://www.lasalle.edu/blog/2022/07/11/la-salle-unveils-new-black-studies-minor/