Faculty
Peniel E. Joseph
Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies
Expertise: African American history. 20th Century American social history. African Diaspora.
(On leave fall 2009 and spring 2010)
Marieta Joyner
Lecturer in African and Afro-American Studies
Expertise: African American History
Mingus Ulysses Mapps
Assistant Professor of African and Afro-American Studies and Politics
Expertise: Urban politics. Race in American politics. Race, inequality and public policy. Civil Rights law and politics. Campaigns and elections. (On leave fall 2009)
Wellington W. Nyangoni, Department Chair
Professor of African and Afro-American Studies
Expertise: Africa: Economic development. Comparative Third World political economy.
Faith L. Smith, Undergraduate Advising Head
Associate Professor of African and Afro-American Studies and English and American Literature
Expertise: African and Afro-American literature. Anglophone Caribbean literature.
Ibrahim Sundiata
The Samuel and Augusta Spector Professor of History
Expertise: Africa: Social history. Slavery. The African diaspora. Afro-Brazil.
(On sabbatical fall 2009)
Staff
Molly Krakauer
Academic Administrator