Welcome to the official website for the W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Department is an intellectual, professional, and social community which stands at the forefront of national, global education and research on people of African descent in the United States and the African world. Please browse the site to learn more about who we are and what we do behind the doors of New Africa House on the UMass Amherst flagship campus and beyond.

325 New Africa House
180 Infirmary Way
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA 01003-9289 USA

Tel: 413.545.2751 / Fax: 413.545.0628

 

Esther Terry Award Event
April 23, 2008

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News & Events W.E.B. Du Bois Department of Afro-American Studies Graduation Party 2008 Friday, May 23rd 4:30-6:30 p.m. CCEBMS Library 2nd Floor, New Africa House Summer 2008 AFROAM 151 Literature & Culture 1st Session (6/2 - 7/10) M-Thur. 3:30-6:00 p.m. Instructor: Kabria Baumgartner GenEd: ALU Click here for pdf flyer AFROAM 236 History of the Civil Rights Movement 2nd Session (7/14 - 8/20) M-Thur. 3:30-6:00 p.m. Instructor: McKinley Melton GenEd: HSU (click here for pdf flyer) For enrollment information, visit www.umassulearn.net

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Last updated May 6, 2008.