The Cornell Daily Sun (https://cornellsun.com/tag/africana-studies/)
The Underground Railroad Research Project has expanded out of a course in the Africana Studies department to include archaeological field work, 3D-modeling and student creative pieces.
Current students’ attempts to advance and broaden the available studies in the Department should be supported and advanced, not rejected.
The Africana Studies and Research Center, the home of most Caribbean studies classes, is not supporting the creation of a Caribbean studies minor.
To commemorate the publication of Toni Morrison’s M.A. ’55 The Bluest Eye, Cornell students, professors and guests gathered virtually to read excerpts of the famous novel.
This weekend, Prof. Emeritus James Turner was honored in a two-day celebration of his life and commitment to Africana Studies as founding director of the department at Cornell.
“The black community usually come[s] together as a whole during time of crisis,” Alexandria Maloney grad told The Sun. “I want that to extend to celebratory occasions.”
Cornell Professors examined the historical, cultural and political elements behind ‘Black Panther’ and expressed their views on what the movie got right and where it is unsatisfying.
Five Cornell students will be spending the summer in Ghana through a service-learning program with the nonprofit Voices of African Mothers and the Africana Studies Department.
Last weekend, I attended the 2016 Black Biomedical Technical Association Conference entitled “Disparities in Access and Distribution of Healthcare.” The conference showcased phenomenal M.Ds, Ph.Ds, D.Os and public health leaders from across the country and united students from all across N.Y. state. During my time there I decided to listen in on a workshop called “Case Study” with John P. Mitchell, M.D., Arts ’69, one of the numerous speakers at the gathering. The talk was geared towards students on the medical track. However, halfway through the presentation the profile of a real anonymous student popped up. The Cornellian was an underclassman deciding on what he wanted to major in. I smiled as I saw among the top choices on the list were the words, “Africana Studies Major.” The panel of speakers then proceeded to assert that being a pre-medical student and being an Africana major is beneficial and looked favorably upon when applying to medical school.