OBJECTIVES
To expand the understanding and deepen the
knowledge of students and the campus community, regarding the historical,
geographical, political, economic, social, and religio-cultural complexity
of African peoples, through a rigorous theoretical education.
To equip students with tangible skills necessary
for graduate study in the Africana Studies discipline and in preparation
for vocations in areas such as education, law, health sciences,
social services, business, international relations, and other professions
that are geared toward the upliftment and social transformation
of the lives of African people in the United States with national
and global implications.
To cultivate critically grounded and analytically
sound research, scholarship, publication, and creative reflection
concerning the African experience, with the objective of disseminating
the insights of such study in service to the existential needs of
the black community.
To transform the current program into a major teaching
and research center that can both produce and attract scholars of
consequence who are involved in groundbreaking intellectual production
as it pertains to the empowerment of African people today and the
enhancement of all humanity. |
