“This move signals to the College that Africana studies is a discipline with a specific set of methods and conventions that can be learned through the major we’ve crafted,” says Peter M. Small ...

When I was a young child, I struggled with stuttering in public. In hindsight, I believe this pattern emerged because of the racially motivated bullying I continuously received from classmates.

Editor’s note: In honor of Black History Month, UDaily is resharing a previously published story on Africana Studies and its enduring legacy and impact. A field of scholarship born from the Civil ...

Majors in Africana Studies must: The Africana Studies Program offers a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies. Africana Studies is an interdisciplinary field. You will choose electives from both the Social ...

More than half a century after it was established at Bowdoin, the Africana Studies Program is now becoming a fully fledged academic department. The symbolic but significant change was announced at the ...

People of African descent, both on the African continent and throughout the African diaspora, have played a crucial role in shaping the history, politics, literature, art, religion and social ...

The minor in Africana Studies is very similar to the major. Minors do not fulfill the language or capstone requirements, and need fewer total credit hours than majors. Students must: Take a gateway ...