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Undergraduate and Graduate students are welcome and encouraged to stop by 314 Park Hall to visit the AFAM student lounge. Use the computers, take advantage of free printing, or browse resources in our library collection.

On Monday, September 23, 2019, the Institute for African American Studies hosted our first "Donuts with the Director" event in 314 Park Hall. Students networked with one another and the Director of IAAS, Dr. Carolyn Jones Medine, as they enjoyed free coffee and donuts.

Each semester, the Institute for African American Studies offers undergraduate and graduate students the opportunity to pursue AFAM scholarship under the direction of a faculty member in a small seminar course setting (AFAM 4250/6250).

"Some have been afraid to engage in the type of conversation we are about to have today because the many issues surrounding it are difficult, and because some constituents might be offended. But the past never cooperates by staying in the past.

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Study within African American cultural history provides a basis for understanding political, social, and economic relations throughout human history.