African American Studies

News and Events

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  Jaelynn Walls First UH Student to be Named Knight-Hennessy Scholar

  Jaelynn Walls, a second year graduating senior majoring in art history with a minor in African American studies at the University of Houston’s College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, has been named a 2021 Knight-Hennessy Scholar, widely regarded as one of the most prestigious fellowships in the nation.

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  UH African American Studies Program Granted Departmental Status

  Two years after celebrating its 50th anniversary, the African American Studies (AAS) Program at the University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) has been formally elevated to a degree-granting department.

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  Reed Named as Interim Director of the UH African American Studies Program

  The University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is pleased to announce associate professor of history Linda Reed, Ph.D., as interim director of the African American Studies (AAS) program.

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  Making and Teaching History

  Studying the Black experience and its impact on society – and society’s impact on it – may help stem the tide of racism, but its goal, through the African American Studies (AAS) program at the University of Houston, is to even the historical playing field.

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  CLASS Mourns the Loss of One of its Own - Dr. James L. Conyers, Director of the African American Studies Program

  A valued member of the UH community for nearly 20 years, Professor Conyers’ legacy will live on. James Conyers passed away on Monday, January 25, 2021.

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  New African American Studies Scholarship Honors Houston-Area Social Justice Leader

  The University of Houston College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is proud to announce that Director of African American Studies James L. Conyers, Jr., Ph.D., has established the William Alexander Lawson Social Justice Scholarship Endowment. This scholarship honors the remarkable legacy of civil rights advocacy and social justice activism that Rev. Lawson has built over seven decades as one of Houston’s most influential civic and religious leaders.

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  African American Studies Program Marks 50th Anniversary with New Bachelor of Arts Degree

  The UH College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences (CLASS) is pleased to announce that undergraduate students will have the option to declare a major in African American Studies beginning in the Fall 2019 semester. The addition of a Bachelor of Arts degree in African American Studies (AAS) coincides with the 50th anniversary of the program and reflects growing interest from students and faculty in the study of black culture throughout space and time.