Upcoming Events

DAAS presents: "FADE TO BLACK: The Dr. Elizabeth Amelia Hadley Memorial Film Screening Series"

Showing: "Festival Panafricain d'Alger" February 14, 2013
3PM-5PM
Rm 206 Lake Hall

Co-sponsored by the International Affairs Program

All are welcome.

Refreshements will be provided!

Faculty Works in Progress:
Robert Hall
"African Americans and the Obesity Crisis: How We Got to Where We Are and Where Do We Go From Here."

Monday, January 28th
12-1PM

426 Renaissance Park, Dean's Office Suite 1135 Tremont Street, Boston, MA 02115

Lunch will be provided.

News

The Dept. African American Studies will offer "Africa Today" in Summer I. More here.

In a January meeting at Dhar Law firm in Boston, Prof. Robin Chandler, met with Liberian Minister of Gender and Development Julia Duncan Cassell and Dr. Raj Panjabi, Exec. Dir. of Tiyatien Health to consult on on-going collaborative partnerships in Liberia in the areas of gender, health, girls education, and gender-based violence prevention.

Prof. Richard Wamai was honored with the ‘Unsung Shujaa’ award ("Shujaa" is Swahili for ‘hero’) at the Blood:Water Mission's first annual Red Tie Gala. Prof. Wamai was presented with the award for his ongoing research in the areas of HIV/AIDS, primarily the affects of male circumcision in the transmission of the disease.