Teresa L. Reed knew as far back as she can remember that she'd be doing something in music. This document briefly describes her early years with music and her involvement with music today. She is a member of Higher Dimensions Choir, a teacher, and a writer of the book The Holy Profane: Religion in Black Popular Music. This document gives a brief…

Describes the recent expansion of Harvard University's Afro-American Studies department into the African and African American Studies department. Provides brief profiles of departmental faculty. (EV)

Discusses how, because of its richness and controversy, the study of slavery has captured the interest and imagination of many different theorists. Today, with new technologies and research trends, the study of slavery is entering an accelerated cycle. (EV)

At a time when Black studies programs at American colleges and universities are placing increasing emphasis on the impact of Black migrations and movements throughout the world, scholars such as Drs. John Thornton and Linda Heywood, husband and wife historians, are gaining prominence in the discipline due to the shilling focus. Scholars like this…

Describes a six-credit study abroad program open to undergraduate and graduate students through Syracuse University that explores historical, cultural, and intellectual connections between African Americans and Paris. (EV)

What do Washington, DC, Fredericksburg, VA, and Charleston, SC, have in common?--Each city will, in the next three to five years, become home to a major African American museum site. This article evaluates the pros and cons of this plan, providing insight from those working most closely on the project. It is divided into the following sections:…

Reports on a conference, "Race, Ethnicity and Gender in Higher Education," held in Philadelphia during which academicians discussed infusing cultural diversity into college curricula. Briefly describes programs at Mary Washington College, Indiana State University, and Bloomfield College. (FMW)

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)

Because federal construction sites must now undergo archaeological analysis, an unprecedented number of discoveries are being made about African American history, pointing up the lack of cultural diversity in anthropologists. Efforts are being made to recruit minority students into the field and provide adequate support for their progress. (MSE)

Black students at Gallaudet University, the nation's only liberal arts school for the deaf, say they face racial discrimination as well as discrimination against the deaf. Cites a lack of Black courses in the curriculum and of Black faculty. (FMW)

In July 1999 Clark Atlanta University (Georgia) will become the second university press operated by a historically black university; two books and three journals are currently scheduled. The discussion reviews factors such as market awareness, financial considerations, and historical roots that led to this historic event. The press is intended to…

The thirty-year history of the Black Studies program at Harvard University (Massachusetts) is chronicled, focusing on the roles of recent administrators and the program 's emerging identity within the community of African-American scholarship. Emphasis is placed on the influence of the current administrator, Dr. Henry Louis ("Skip")…

Examination of Black Studies programs notes there are currently fewer programs than in the 1960s and 1970s, but that existing programs are healthier and offer a greater diversity of approaches. Tables list total minority associate and baccalaureate degrees awarded in area/ethnic/cultural studies. Notes the influence of celebrity professors,…

Presents an interview with Dr. John McWhorter, Berkeley professor and author of the controversial book "Losing the Race: Self-Sabotage in Black America"; he discusses leaving the African American Studies Department, being a Black professor, and his intense media coverage. (EV)

In an interview, Dr. Henry Louis ("Skip") Gates, Jr., discusses the status of black studies both at his home institution, Harvard University (Massachusetts), and in the academy; the changing image of African American intellectuals; and the challenges of managing a full intellectual career in the current higher education environment.…