Duke University African and African American Studies

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Panel: Groups and Identity: New Opportunities, New Problems? featuring William 'Sandy' Darity and Tyrone Forman

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford UniversityCross Talk: Groups and Identity: New Opportunities, New Problems? Participants: William Darity CASBS Fellow, Economics, Chair African & African American Studies Duke University Tyrone Forman CASBS Fellow, Sociology, Emory University Dina Okamoto CASBS Fellow, Sociology, UC Davis Emily Ozer…
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***UPDATE: Visiting Professor Karen E. Fields: Short-term Residency at the FHI***

We’re excited to announce Visiting Professor of African and African American Studies Karen E. Fields’ short-term residency at the FHI this February. For this short-term residency, Fields will be offering a public lecture as well as two seminars with students and faculty: Seminar, "What Durkheim Means by 'Religion' in…
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Lecture Series: Professor John L. Jackson,Jr.

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"Digitizing Africana Diasporas: Technology and Ethnobiology in the Black Hebrew Community" Wednesday, February 15 4:15pm 225 Friedl
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Poet Nikky Finney Reading & Discussion w/ Thavolia Glymph

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Thursday, Feb 16, 4:00pm, FHI Garage: AAAS, The Atlantic Studies Group, Women's Studies, Office of the Dean of Humanities, and theFHI are co-sponsoring a reading by poet Nikky Finney with discussion with Thavolia Glymph and Michael Taussig. More information here:http://fhi.duke.edu/events/nikky-finney-reading
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Panel: Groups and Identity: New Opportunities, New Problems? featuring William 'Sandy' Darity and Tyrone Forman

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford UniversityCross Talk: Groups and Identity: New Opportunities, New Problems? Participants: William Darity CASBS Fellow, Economics, Chair African & African American Studies Duke University Tyrone Forman CASBS Fellow, Sociology, Emory University Dina Okamoto CASBS Fellow, Sociology, UC Davis Emily Ozer…
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Left of Black S2:E18 | Thinking While Black: Melissa Harris Perry and Marc Lamont Hill

Left of Black S2:E18 | February 6, 2012 Thinking While Black with Melissa Harris Perry and Marc Lamont Hill Left of Black host and Duke University Professor Mark Anthony Neal is joined via Skype© by Tulane University political science professor Melissa Harris Perry, author of Sister Citizen: Shame, Stereotypes,…
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Achievement Gap at Duke: Investigating the Factors Influencing the Academic Performance of Black Students

Senior Distinction Project by Dayo Oshilaja April 22, 2011 Download full paper here:
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Prof. Piot Receives 2012 Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring

A committee of senior deans and students representing the major disciplines of the Graduate School has selected Professor Piot from a highly competitive pool of nominees to receive this award, which recognizes graduate faculty who exhibit a consistent record of good mentoring practices.
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Prof. Glymph's Fall 2011 Evaluations Among Top 5%

Associate Professor Glymph has been recognized for her contribution to teaching excellence at Duke. Teaching excellence, including best use of traditional methods and careful attention to innovative ones, are at the core of Duke's mission. During the fall semester 2011, her course evaluations were among the top 5% of…
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