African, African American, and Diaspora Studies Center Officially Launched

Contact Information

Mollie Godfrey

Contact Details

godfrema@jmu.edu

Description

Emerging from the African, African American, and Diaspora Studies (AAAD) minor, the AAAD Studies Center was officially launched on March 23rd, 2021.

The African, African American, and Diaspora (AAAD) Studies Center provides interdisciplinary knowledges, programming, and initiatives related to Black peoples, histories, cultures, languages, economics, philosophies, ideas, and socio-political structures. The Center’s core mission is to cater to student-faculty constituencies with academic interests in the peoples, cultures, and institutions of Africa and the African Diaspora.

Web Presence

https://www.jmu.edu/africana/index.shtml

Involvement

Involves Faculty, Involves Staff, Involves Students

Scope

JMU Campus Scope

Date

Spring 2021

Existing Center/Institute/Program

yes

Areas of Engagement

Civic Engagement, Engaged Learning

Format

Program