Black women scholars are working to rebuild the canon of African-American studies to include a feminist perspective and a richer, more complex view of Black life. Senior women professors are publicly criticizing what they see as the male-centered scholarship of African-American studies. (MSE)

Afro-American studies have acquired academic legitimacy. Scholars say the question is no longer whether the field will survive, but how to incorporate Afro-American studies into the curriculum. There has been a revolution in social history because of the unorthodox methods that scholars used to conduct their research. (MLW)

The National Congress of Black Faculty is expected to address the problems of the recruitment and promotion of black faculty members, research and publication issues, and the recruitment and retention of black students. (MLW)