Detroit Zimbabwe JIT Exchange
March 14, 2023
Professor Gianina K.L. Strother is happy to share that there will be a guest artist talk with Chido Johnson, co-founder of the Zimbabwe Cultural Centre…
RESToration Restshop
March 14, 2023
Dr. LeConté Dill (AAAS) and Dr. Natasha Jones (WRAC) secured funding through CAL Engaged Pedagogy Programming last year to invite Octavia Raheem, author of Pause.…
Trauma-Informed Classroom Techniques for Graduate Students with Dr. LeConté Dill
March 13, 2023
On February 28, 2023, Dr. LeConté Dill joined with MSU Womxn of Color Initiative (WOCI) to lead the Trauma Informed Teaching for Graduate Students” session.…
Know & Remember: Join in Community Care with AAAS
February 22, 2023
We greet you with much care, concern, and compassion. It is our sincerest hope that you all are taking care of yourself. Please take a…
Black Girl Genius Week
November 7, 2022
Schedule of Black Girl Genius Week events from November 10 - 17, 2022 Are you interested in building community? Do you desire to work with…
Celebrating the Ascension of AAAS
November 1, 2022
We are excited to invite you to our Ascension of AAAS. The Michigan State University Department of African American and African Studies is celebrating and…
AAAS Activating Wellness Week
October 26, 2022
We hope students are enjoying a restorative Fall Break and AAAS is keeping the wellness going throughout the rest of the week. Please see attached…
AAAS Chair Walk
September 21, 2022
Calling all AAAS Majors and Minors! You are invited to meet with the Chair of African American and African Studies, Dr. Ruth Nicole Brown, for…
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New BA Degree in African American and African Studies Now Offered at MSU
March 29, 2022
For the first time in Michigan State University history, undergraduate students can major in African American and African Studies. This semester, MSU’s College of Arts…
Inaugural Chairperson Appointed for Department of African American and African Studies
May 15, 2020
Ruth Nicole Brown has been appointed as the Inaugural Chairperson for the Department of African American and African Studies (AAAS) at Michigan State University, effective July 1, 2020.…
After The Dream: Students Create PSAs on Race Issues
March 14, 2016
In March, the College of Arts & Letters introduced a one-credit class taught by Professor Tacuma Peters and open to all majors, “After the Dream:…