African & African-American Studies Major/Minor

Black lives and Black life — the Africana experience. It’s what we study, from the past to the present and across multiple disciplines.

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What You’ll Learn

Critical thinking. Cultural competence. Global perspectives. Our program gives you the skills and background to prepare you for life and work.

We combine intellectual rigor with a tradition of social activism in the mold of Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nelson Mandela. Choose studies that make a difference.

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