Celebrating our May 2022 graduates!
Photos of AADS graduates with faculty, special guests, and family in attendance, held in the Weatherspoon Museum courtyard.
UNC Greensboro
Visiting Fellow Monica Carrillo and Afro-Latin American/Latinx Studies at AADS
AADS shines a light on the African Diaspora in Latin America with CACE conference programing, classes (e.g. AADS Special Topics “Afro-Latin America”), public talks (e.g. Afro-Colombian scholar Nohora Arrieta Fernandez), publications by faculty members (e.g. ReVista article “African and Afro-Indian Rebel Leaders”), including the work of Omar Ali, Nodia Mena, Nicole… Continue reading…
AADS receives Dean’s Award for the Promotion of Diversity & Inclusiveness
May 10, 2021 The College of Arts & Sciences announced that this year’s award goes to the African American & African Diaspora Studies Program. The African American & African Diaspora Studies Program plays a key leadership role in The College of Arts & Sciences in helping to promote diversity and… Continue reading…
Congratulations Class of 2020-2021!
Hear messages from our faculty and see where your fellow graduates are headed to next!
Alecia Richardson: 2021-2022 Whitney “Whitty” Ransome Scholarship Recipient
Alecia Richardson is the 2021 – 2022 recipient of the AADS Whitney “Whitty” Ransome Scholarship. She is a rising senior double majoring in Political Science with a Pre-Law concentration and African American and African Diaspora Studies. She is a native of Raleigh, North Carolina. She works on campus as a… Continue reading…
Piedmont Triad professor (Dr. Cerise L. Glenn) reflects on lessons learned from National Women’s Month
Watch AADS Affiliate and former Director Dr. Glenn’s interview with WXII: Piedmont Triad professor reflects on lessons learned from National Women’s Month! Click the link below to view: https://www.wxii12.com/article/piedmont-triad-professor-reflects-on-lessons-learned-from-national-womens-month/36005755#
Conversation with Community: Raising Black Children During the Black Lives Matter Movement
View this two part series of CWC on our Youtube. Featuring Dr. Shelly Brown Jeffy, Dr. Ayesha Boyce, and Dr. April Ruffin Adams Part 2:
Dr. Omar Ali bestowed high honor by French government
In March, historian Dr. Omar Ali was named Knight in the Order of the Academic Palms (Chevalier dans l’Ordre des Palmes Académiques) by the French government. Ali serves as dean of Lloyd International Honors College and professor of African American and African Diaspora Studies (AADS) at UNC Greensboro. Dating to 1808, L’Ordre des Palmes… Continue reading…
Join the Conversation: Womanist Ethical Rhetoric: A Call for Liberation and Social Justice in Turbulent Times
Join Here on March 17th at 6 pm Read more about Womanist Ethical Rhetoric: A Call for Liberation and Social Justice in Turbulent Times HERE!