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Chester Davis Scholarship for AfroAm Majors
AfroAm majors are encouraged to apply for the Chester Davis Scholarship, a scholarship fund for undergraduate students established in honor of Professor Chester Davis, an early faculty member in the Du Bois Department.
Dr. Christopher Tinson's First Book Publication (Ph.D. 2010)
Tuesday, December 12, 2017
Radical Intellect: Liberator Magazine and Black Activism in the 1960s by Christopher M. Tinson...
The Art of Curating
Tuesday, December 5, 2017
5 Takes on African Art: Exploring the Charles Derby Collection
Kiara Hill is a doctoral student in the Afro-American Studies Department, UMass Amherst.
Read the full article in the UMass Magazine.
Dr. Julia Bernier Receives Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship at Georgetown University
Tuesday, August 29, 2017
Dr. Julia Bernier, Ph.D. 2017, has received a Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowship for the Study of Slavery at Georgetown University for the 2017-2018 academic year. She will support research related to...
Dr. Jacinta Saffold Receives Mellon/ACLS Public Postdoctoral Fellowship
Monday, August 28, 2017
Dr. Jacinta R. Saffold, Ph.D. 2017, has been awarded a Mellon/ACLS (American Council of Learned Societies) Public Fellows postdoctoral appointment. She will serve as the Associate Director of...
Distinguished Professor Steven Tracy has been appointed to Distinguished Overseas Professor
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
A Distinguished Overseas Professor is a title and honor the Chinese Ministry of Education give to a foreign professor with internationally-recognized academic achievement and influence in a...
Forgotten: Springfield’s Black History Is Nowhere In Sight
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
Springfield, Massachusetts, was a big abolitionist hub during the days of the Underground Railroad — not that many people know this....
