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In the 21st century and nearly 55 years after its inception, the Africana Studies & Research Center remains committed to continuing academic innovation in the field of Africana studies and to remaining at its forefront theoretically and pedagogically, while sustaining its ongoing commitments to activism and community engagement.
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Extraordinary Journeys: Profiles of Graduating Africana Seniors
Africana Studies News
Community spotlight: 2023 First Generation Celebration Week
To kick off the 2023 First Generation Celebration Week, Student and Campus Life gathered insights and advice from first-gen students, alumni and staff.
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Einhorn Center announces new Engaged Faculty Fellows 
A&S faculty are among twenty-five faculty and academic staff from nine Cornell colleges and units are Engaged Faculty Fellows for the 2023-24 academic year.
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Riché Richardson receives literary society award
"Emancipation's Daughters" earned the 2022 C. Hugh Holman Award from the Society for Southern Literature.
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‘Desdemona’ celebrates Morrison’s Nobel Prize anniversary
The performance will feature singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré, who wrote the music for the original production.
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The College welcomes new faculty for 2023-24
Our 34 new faculty will enrich the College of Arts & Sciences with creative ideas in a vast array of topics.
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From breaking to Beyoncé: Hip Hop Collection empowers students
Cornell's collection is the largest hip-hop collection in the world.
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Upcoming Africana Events
Apr
11
Thursday
05:00 PM
May
24
Friday
12:00 AM
University Commencement Weekend
Schoellkopf Field
May
25
Saturday
12:00 AM
University Commencement Weekend
Schoellkopf Field
May
26
Sunday
12:00 AM
University Commencement Weekend
Schoellkopf Field