History professor and Director of Africana Studies Dr. Susan Eckelmann Berghel’s innovative teaching was recently highlighted in a Walker Center essay on the experiential learning trip she took with students to Birmingham.
Africana Studies Minor Kadesha Gordon Receives Prestigious Fellowship
Africana Studies minor Kadesha Gordon received the Mayor’s Styles L. Hutchins Fellowship.
Her accomplishment was highlighted by Chancellor Angle in his recent C-Note update.
Join a Sponsored Day Trip to the National Memorial for Peace and Justice & the Legacy Museum
As a means to engage with the nation’s racial past and its present-day relevance, UTC’s Africana Studies program and Department of History invite students, faculty, and the wider campus community to join a funded day trip to Montgomery’s National Memorial for Peace & Justice and the Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration.
Agents of Change: Documentary Screening and Discussion on 9/26
Are you interested in learning about social movements, intersections of race and education, and the production of social documentaries? Join a screening and discussion of Agents of Change on September 26 at 5pm in the Multicultural Center, 3rd Floor, University Center. Film director and producer Abby Ginzberg will talk via Skype about producing the documentary and the history of the first Black Studies programs in the United States.
Africana Studies Updates
Updates from the Africana Studies Program, housed in the Department of History and directed by Prof. Susan Eckelmann Berghel.