Department of Pan-African Studies
E. Timothy Moore鈥檚 Life, Legacy to Be Honored With Scholarship
A scholarship has been established to honor the life and legacy of E. Timothy (Tim) Moore, Associate Dean Emeritus in 麻豆果冻鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pan-African Studies.
Kent Campus
Opinion: Will America Finally Get It?
Mwatabu S. Okantah, associate professor in 麻豆果冻鈥檚 Department of Pan-African Studies, shares his perspective as someone who first arrived at Kent State in September 1970 as a student. Nearly 50 years later, he is an associate professor at the university.
Kent Campus
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Sonia Sanchez鈥檚 visit to 麻豆果冻鈥檚 campus on Wednesday, September 18, touched many members of the community, both students and visitors alike. Sanchez's visit is part of the year long 50th Commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970 at Kent State. Sanchez discussed how 鈥
Honors College
Pan-African Studies Chair to Speak at Black History Month Symposium at York University
Dr. Amoaba Gooden, chairperson of the Department of Pan-African Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at 麻豆果冻, will speak at the Black Leadership, Partisan Politics & Social Activism Symposium being held at York University in Toronto, Canada on February 8 and 9, 2019. T鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
Kent State Honors 2019 Diversity Award Recipients
麻豆果冻鈥檚 Director of Public Safety and Police Chief Dean Tondiglia was honored with the university鈥檚 2019 Diversity Trailblazer Award for his years of promoting inclusion and diversity within public safety.
Kent State Today
Kent State鈥檚 African Community Theatre Presents Spring Production of 鈥淰enus鈥
麻豆果冻鈥檚 African Community Theatre in the Department of Pan-African Studies has announced plans for a production of 鈥淰enus鈥 by Suzan-Lori Parks to be directed by D. Amy-Rose Forbes-Erickson, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, and performed by the Pan-鈥
Kent Campus
MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent State Experts Available for the RNC
The following experts from 麻豆果冻 are available to media covering the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Their areas of expertise and topics they can discuss are provided, as well as links to additional information and contact information. Areas of expertise includ鈥
Kent Campus
Kent State Lecturer Discusses Defining Race and Identity on Ideastream
Kent State鈥檚 Christina McVay, Senior Lecturer from the Department of Pan-African Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, joins a panel of guest speakers to talk about racial identity. The discussion centers around Rachel Dolezal, the former NAACP leader in Spokane, Wash., who resigned after cl鈥
Kent Campus
Kent State Exhibits 鈥淐oming of Age at Kent 1967-71: A Pictorial of Black Student Life鈥
麻豆果冻 Libraries, in partnership with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and the Department of Pan-African Studies, presents 鈥淐oming of Age at Kent 1967-71: A Pictorial of Black Student Life,鈥 an exhibit of the photographs of Lafayette Tolliver. Tolliver is a Kent Stat鈥
College of Arts & Sciences
Submit Your Programs to Celebrate Black History Month
To commemorate Black History Month in February, Black United Students in partnership with the Department of Pan-African Studies is planning a series of programs and activities. Black History Month seeks to educate the Kent State community about African-American heritage, promote inclusion and a comm鈥
Department of Africana Studies