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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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The College Welcomes New Faculty for 2022-23

9/06/2022

This year, 15 new faculty are bringing innovative ideas in a wide range of topics to the College of Arts & Sciences’ nexus of discovery and impact, including climate change, astronomy, identity studies and the economy.

New Faculty: Michell Chresfield

9/01/2022

Michell Chresfield, Africana Studies

Universal values and the national identity

8/24/2022

"Taiwo thinks that we must recognize that the accumulated thought of humankind is part of our shared heritage."

A&S opens application portal for Klarman postdoc fellowships

8/23/2022

Klarman Fellows pursue research in any discipline in the College, including natural sciences, social sciences, humanities and the creative arts as well as cross-disciplinary fields. The application deadline is October 14.

James Turner, a ‘giant’ of Africana studies, dies at 82

8/12/2022

James Turner, the founding director of Cornell’s Africana Studies and Research Center and a pioneer of the multidisciplinary approach to exploring the African diaspora, died Aug. 6 in Ithaca.

‘The Zelensky Method’ unpacks Ukrainian president’s panache

7/26/2022

In an extended essay, Grant Farred focuses on actor-turned-wartime president, examining the intersection of pop culture and politics.

The World’s Top Thinkers 2022

7/20/2022

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Workshop for K–12 teachers highlights global inequalities

7/11/2022

Three dozen elementary, middle, and high school teachers from across central New York traveled to Cornell’s Ithaca campus on June 28 for this year’s International Summer Studies Institute (ISSI), hosted by the Mario Einaudi Center for International Studies.

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