Profs. Susan Eckelmann Berghel and Mark Johnson took students on a Chattanooga Civil Rights tour, the opening event for the Africana Studies / First-Generation College Students trip to Civil Rights sites in Montgomery and Birmingham. Check out the pictures from the tour.
Prof. Eddie Brudney’s New Article
Prof. Eddie Brudney published an article entitled “(P)Reimagining the Nation: Citizenship, Labor, and the State in António Ribeiro Sanches’s Cartas sobre a educação da mocidade” in Luso-Brazilian Review (Vol. 57, no. 1, 2020).
UTC Africana Studies Program Statement of Solidarity and Agenda for Action
Enraged and saddened by the recent murders of unarmed citizens, the Africana Studies program condemns the anti-Black racism that permits such acts. But expressions of condemnation and solidarity are not enough. As a program, we want to take this moment to share our reflections on what role we can play in confronting racism locally and globally and take responsibility for our shortcomings up to this point.
Submit a Speak Out for Freedom Video Testimonial
African American students, faculty, and staff – share your stories to be a part of this commemorative video project to capture the voices of change in 2020. Please submit your stories by Thursday, June 18th at 12 pm, Noon.
Department Head Mike Thompson Named a CAS Department Head of the Year
The UTC College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) has named History Department Head Mike Thompson a CAS Department Head of the Year.