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Steven C. Tracey Named Distinguished Professor

Monday, January 9, 2017

Steven C. Tracy is considered the leading authority on the intersection of African-American literature and blues music. He is the author of Langston Hughes and the Blues (plus subsequent editions,...

Chester Davis Scholarship Fund

Friday, October 21, 2016

Please click here to give to the Chester Davis Scholarship Fund.

Forty Years After: Chinua Achebe and Africa in the Global Imagination

Wednesday, May 18, 2016

On February 18, 1975, the great African writer Chinua Achebe presented a Chancellor’s Lecture at the University of Massachusetts, entitled ‘An Image of Africa: Racism in Conrad’s Heart of Darkness....

Professor Steve Tracy to be Inducted into the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Tuesday, May 3, 2016

The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi is pleased to announce that Steve Tracy of Amherst, MA will be initiated into Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for...

Spotlight Scholar: Afro-American Studies Professor John Bracey

Saturday, January 10, 2015

Few scholars can boast the academic pedigree of Afro-American Studies professor and chair John Bracey. His family comprises four generations of teachers. Bracey’s grandparents were teachers and his...