Minor in AAAS Leads to Focus on Educational Equity and Community Service
April 28, 2022
Moneé Green listened to her grandfather when he told her that the one thing people can’t take away from you is knowledge. He also told…
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First-Generation Student Finds Niche, Discovers Value of MSU Education
April 27, 2022
College wasn’t always an end goal for Gabby Riley. While her paternal grandmother was a role model as a long-time teacher in Detroit Public Schools…
MSU Education Inspires Graduating Senior to Pursue Social and Cultural Change
April 21, 2022
When the COVID-19 pandemic prompted Michigan State University to switch to remote learning, Jamia Henry went home to Detroit to attend classes online and to…
MSU African American and African Studies ‘Unicorns’ Drive Black Futures Beyond Survival Into Wellness
April 11, 2022
The Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) was initially founded as a Ph.D. granting program in 2002. On July 1, 2019, AAAS became a department. In Spring 2020, MSU appointed Ruth Nicole Brown the inaugural chair.