NEWS
Read below for the most up to date news from the Department of Africana Studies.
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Recent News
Department of Africana Studies Creates Fellowship to Support Grad Students, Honor Former Faculty
The Jacqueline Rouse-Doris Derby Africana Studies Fellowship honors the legacies of two distinguished scholarsread more ❯
Annual Black History Symposium to Feature Dynamic Speaker
Eshe Sherley, black women's and labor history scholar, will keynote the 2023 Mario A.J. Bennekin Black History Symposium.read more ❯
Georgia State University’s Department of Africana Studies Commemorates 1992 Sit-In That Led to the Department’s Creation
Starting on Monday, Oct. 31, the department will host a series of events to honor the students who protested to make Georgia State and the department what it is today. read more ❯
Alumni Spotlight: Janessa Bailey, M.A. (2017)
I am an editor at Leafly, a leading cannabis learning and discovery website.
The most important gift that I received from the department was my confidence to speak about issues that pertain to my own community as they relate to...read more ❯
Africana Studies Student To Achieve Lifelong Goal of Becoming a Teacher
Kayla Accoo has been an avid volunteer during college. Now she plans to contribute to the community by teaching middle school history.read more ❯
Mellon Grant Funds Intersectional Studies at Georgia State’s Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora
The Center for Studies on Africa and Its Diaspora (CSAD) at Georgia State University has received a $524,300 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to support a three and a half-year project that will establish an intersectional studies collective with a focus on the American South.read more ❯
Africana Studies Celebrates Homecoming 2021
GSU 2021 Homecoming & Africana Studies Family Reunion Tailgate: October 23, 2021. Fun Begins @10am/Kickoff @ 2pmread more ❯
Department Adopts “Africana Studies” Name To Reflect Global Emphasis Of Teaching And Research
The Department of African-American Studies at Georgia State University has been renamed the Department of Africana Studies, reflecting a global approach to teaching and research in the department, as well as national trends in...read more ❯
Georgia State Department Adopts “Africana Studies” Name To Reflect Global Emphasis Of Teaching And Research
The new name reflects the interests and academic needs of an increasingly diverse student population with a strong interest in international, cross-cultural scholarship.read more ❯
Self-Care as an Act of Resistance
In a new book, Georgia State University professor Stephanie Y. Evans uncovers the history and importance of self-care in Black women’s lives.read more ❯
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Undergraduate Academic Director
If you have questions regarding our undergraduate program or undergraduate courses, please email:
Dr. Lisa R. Shannon
Undergraduate Courses:
If you have questions regarding our undergraduate course overflows, course authorizations, pre-requisites issues and special approvals please email:
Keshunda Millbrook, Department Specialist
Graduate Academic Director
If you have questions regarding our graduate program or graduate courses, please email:
Dr. Lakeyta Bonnette-Bailey
Graduate Courses:
If you have questions regarding our graduate course overflows, course authorizations, pre-requisites issues and special approvals please email:
Keshunda Millbrook, Department Specialist