The Department of African American Studies is committed to bringing academic research to the broadest possible audience, within and beyond the walls of the university. We believe that the deepest understanding of the complex reality of race in America requires a truly interdisciplinary approach, one that draws on history and literature, the social sciences and the arts.
Approved by the Board of Regents in 1970, the Department of African American Studies (formerly Afro-American Studies) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is an outgrowth of the student concern for relevance in higher education which was so dramatically evidenced on many college campuses during the late 1960s. Today, the department offers a wide variety of courses leading to both undergraduate and graduate degrees and is one of the most successful programs in the country.
News and Events
Department Fellow Jessica Lee Stovall publishes article in Volume 56 of “Equity & Excellence in Education”
African American Studies Department fellow Jessica Lee Stovall publishes article: "Cycles of Fugitivity: How Black Teacher Fugitive Space Shapes Black Teacher Pedagogies"
March 11, 2024Doria Dee Johnson Lecture in History and Social Justice
Doria Dee Johnson Lecture in History and Social Justice
February 20, 2024Dr. Jessica Stovall (Anna Julia Cooper Fellow) has won a Dissertation Award from Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ)
Dr. Jessica Stovall (Anna Julia Cooper Fellow) has won a Dissertation Award from Critical Educators for Social Justice (CESJ), a Special Interest Group (SIG) of the American Educational Association (AERA). As the largest SIG, CESJ …
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