Department of Africana Studies
Kent State Africana Studies Professor Appointed Non-Resident Fellow of Nkafu Policy Institute
The Nkafu Policy Institute recently appointed Ghana native Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at Kent State University, one of its Non-Resident Fellows in Governance & Democracy.
E. Timothy Moore鈥檚 Life, Legacy to Be Honored With Scholarship
A scholarship has been established to honor the life and legacy of E. Timothy (Tim) Moore, Associate Dean Emeritus in Kent State University鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pan-African Studies.
Opinion: Things Fall Apart
Aidan Taylor, a senior who is seeking a double major in Digital Media Production and Pan African Studies, encourages the campus community to examine the United States' long history of racism and its impact on the future of our country.
Opinion: Will America Finally Get It?
Mwatabu S. Okantah, associate professor in Kent State University鈥檚 Department of Pan-African Studies, shares his perspective as someone who first arrived at Kent State in September 1970 as a student. Nearly 50 years later, he is an associate professor at the university.
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Sonia Sanchez鈥檚 visit to Kent State University鈥檚 campus on Wednesday, September 18, touched many members of the community, both students and visitors alike. Sanchez's visit is part of the year long 50th Commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970 at Kent State. Sanchez discussed how 鈥Excellence in Faculty Mentoring Recognizes Dr. Gooden of Dept. of Pan African Studies
Congratulations to Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D. on her award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring! Kent State University鈥檚 inaugural year for the Excellence in Faculty Mentoring awards resulted in recognition for both Dr. Gooden and Jayne Moneysmith, Ph.D., associate professor of English at the Stark Campus鈥Pan-African Studies Chair to Speak at Black History Month Symposium at York University
Dr. Amoaba Gooden, chairperson of the Department of Pan-African Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, will speak at the Black Leadership, Partisan Politics & Social Activism Symposium being held at York University in Toronto, Canada on February 8 and 9, 2019. T鈥
Kent State Honors 2019 Diversity Award Recipients
Kent State University鈥檚 Director of Public Safety and Police Chief Dean Tondiglia was honored with the university鈥檚 2019 Diversity Trailblazer Award for his years of promoting inclusion and diversity within public safety.