AADS Alumni wins prestigious dissertation award
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) has named AADS program alumni Charles L. Chavis Jr. as the recipient of the 2017-18 SREB Dissertation Award.
UNC Greensboro
More Than a Garden: Urban Community Gardens as Spaces of Reclamation
Diamond Holloman
Ph.D. Student, Ecology, UNC Chapel Hill
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 at 3:30pm in the UNCG Faculty Center
Reception to follow
Dr. Cerise L. Glenn receives outstanding book chapter award
The African American and Culture Division of the National Communication Association names Dr. Cerise L. Glenn, AADS Program Director, Outstanding Book Chapter Award Recipient.
Carnegie Foundation names Dr. Omar H. Ali NC Professor of the year.
The Carnegie Foundation has named Dr. Omar H. Ali North Carolina Professor of the year. Ali is a Professor of Comparative African Diaspora History in the African American & African Diaspora Studies Program and is the Dean of Lloyd International Honors College.
Comanche: Hero Complexities
The African American & African Diaspora Studies program, the UNCG School of Dance, and University Libraries received a community-engaged grant: Comanche: Hero Complexities. This multidisciplinary community engaged event series gives voice to Caribbean and African diasporic legacies and contributes to the diverse perspectives that are part of American culture.
AADS graduate Maurice Moore featured on UNCGNow
EXPLORING IDENTITY THROUGH ART May 23, 2016 | UNCGNow | see original story here Whether he was sketching on notebook paper or piecing together large-scale collages, Maurice Moore was always fascinated with the idea of exploring his own identity through his artwork. Now, however, he’s not just telling his own… Continue reading…
Whitney “Whitty” Ransome Scholarship Recipient: Haillee Mason
The recipient of the 2016-17 Whitney “Whitty” Ransome Scholarship is Haillee Mason, a rising junior from Fuquay Varina, North Carolina and a triple major in African American and African Diaspora Studies, Women’s and Gender Studies, and Global Human Rights. She is a member of UNCG’s Golden Chain Honor Society and of the… Continue reading…
Dr. Woods shares thoughts on Prince’s legacy
AADS professor, Dr. Frank Woods, shared his perspectives about Prince’s music and legacy in an AADS blog post entitled Love Live the “Prince” “Today I learned, shockingly, that Prince passed. Ironically, I had just talked about him in my music class as one of the true successors to the black rock style created… Continue reading…
Whitney “Whitty” Ransome Scholarship
Attention undergraduate students! The application deadline for the 2016-2017 Whitney “Witty” Ransome Scholarship is April 8, 2016. Find out more and download the application on the scholarship information page. About the scholarship The Whitney “Whitty” Ransome Scholarship in African American & African Diaspora Studies was established in Fall 2013 and provides a… Continue reading…
Renowned poet Brenda Marie Osbey reads March 29
The African American and African Diaspora Studies Program at UNCG Presents: A Poetry Reading by: Brenda Marie Osbey Tuesday, March 29, 2016 11:00am – 12:30pm Claxton Room, Elliott University Center Free and Open to the Public New Orleans native, Brenda Marie Osbey, is an author of poetry and prose nonfiction… Continue reading…