Africana Studies Today: 2020 and Beyond
Flyer for the Africana Studies program at Simmons University (2022)
The program is now called Africana Studies and is housed in the interdisciplinary and intersectional Department of Critical Race, Gender, and Cultural Studies, which was established in 2020.
In 2022, the Africana Studies program celebrated the 50th anniversary of the founding of Africana Studies. We invite all students, faculty, staff, and alumnae/i to campus to join us in celebrating the legacy of this program at Simmons.
What can you do with an Africana Studies degree?
The program currently offers both a major and a minor. It is an interdisciplinary and transnational program situated primarily in the humanities and social sciences that provides opportunities for the intersectional study of race, ethnicity, class, gender, and sexuality.
The Africana Studies program provides a solid foundation in critical thinking, research, writing, and technology. It equips students with marketable, transferable skills that translate into living and working in a diverse world as well as demonstrate cultural competency to future employers in fields such as education, social work and nonprofit sectors, medicine, law, and business. Students with degrees in Africana Studies develop the tools to become global citizens and participate effectively to shape a more inclusive, equitable, socially just world.
In February 2022, we invited back four alumnae/i who graduated from the Africana Studies program: Helena Fils ‘07, Eugenia Knight ‘97, Kenyora Parham ‘10, and Louise Michelle Vital ‘00. They spoke about how the degree has shaped the way they see and navigate the world and how it has been useful in a range of professional career paths. Watch a recording of the event below. (Note: for full screen, click "Watch on YouTube")
Contact
Dr. Tatiana Cruz is the Interdisciplinary Program Director of Africana Studies and can be reached via email at [email protected].
For the latest updates on the Africana Studies program and events, please join our mailing list by emailing Dr. Tatiana Cruz with your name, your title, your Simmons affiliation and/or class year, and your preferred email address.