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The CAAAS held the second CAAAS Grad Fellows Conference, which was co-sponsored by CU Libraries, on October 8, 2024. Attendees at the conference included the Dean of the Social Sciences Sarah Jackson and the Dean of the College of Media, Communication and Information (CMCI) Lori Bergen, CAAAS Faculty Affiliates, students,...

To support CU Boulder graduate students doing research in these multidisciplinary areas, the Center for African and African American Studies (CAAAS) has teamed up with University Libraries and the Graduate School to sponsor a fellowship program that connects selected students with a dedicated librarian and provides a stipend to cover...

The CAAAS held the first CAAAS Grad Fellows Conference, which was co-sponsored by CU Libraries, on September 10, 2024. Attendees at the conference included the Dean of the Social Sciences Sarah Jackson, Dean of University Libraries Robert McDonald, and Dean of the Graduate School Scott Adler, among others. For further...

Congratulations to CAAAS Faculty Affiliate, Professor Helanius Wilkins, who was recently featured in Yellow Scene Magazine ! Read the feature story here: https://yellowscene.com/2024/08/01/the-artists-an-inheritance-of-hope/#google_vignette .

The Center for African & African American Studies is pleased to announce that Nandi Pointer, a PhD Student in the Department of Media Studies in the College of Media, Communication and Information (CMCI), has been awarded the 2024-2025 CAAAS Alice Cleora Reeves Endowed Dissertation Fellowship. Nandi Pointer is a doctoral...

The Center for African & African American Studies is proud to announce the publication of CAAAS Faculty Affiliate Austin Okigbo's new edited volume, Ubuntu: A Comparative Study of an African Concept of Justice. Ubuntu is an African philosophical tradition that embodies the ability of one human being to empathize with...

CAAAS faculty affiliate Dr. S.N. Nyeck has been awarded the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship. This program funded by the Carnegie Corporation supports projects that allow African scholars in the U.S. to invest in Higher Education in Africa. Professor Nyeck's fellowship will contribute to womanist curriculum co-development that will strengthen the...

The Center for African & African American Studies is pleased to announce the 2024-2025 CAAAS Graduate Student Fellows. The Center for African & African American Studies Graduate Student Fellows Program is for Â鶹ÊÓƵ graduate students conducting research and creative work in African studies, African American studies, and...

Boulder Chamber honors Reiland Rabaka with Impact Award at 2024 Celebration of Leadership Reiland Rabaka believes in the beloved community. An idea that originated with Harvard University philosopher Josiah Royce and was embraced and expanded by the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. , it guides Rabaka’s vision and work,...

The achievements of the Boulder Chamber’s 2024 Celebration of Leadership honorees are recognized and celebrated far beyond our borders. It is a special privilege for the Boulder Chamber to honor such a wide array of outstanding business, nonprofit, and community leaders who have had such enormously positive impact.