Humanities & Social Sciences Researchers on African Diaspora invited to consortium
| Researchers on African Diaspora invited to consortium |
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| Thursday, April 17, 2008 | |
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The Institute of African American Research (IAAR) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will host the 2008 African American Faculty Research Consortium from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. April 30 in the Campus Y on Cameron Avenue. The consortium is a continuing networking initiative that seeks to connect UNC faculty, post-doctoral fellows and graduate students who are conducting research on African Americans in the United States and blacks elsewhere in the Diaspora. The consortium will provide a forum in which scholars can exchange research ideas and share their experiences. For more information, contact Demetria Howard-Watkins, institute program coordinator, at (919) 962-0977 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it Registration is requested. To register, visit www.unc.edu/iaar . The institute is a center for the study of black life. Its mission is to promote scholarly investigation of the history, social experiences, culture and thought of people of African descent throughout the diaspora, with particular emphasis on black Americans. Institute of African American Research contact: Demetria Howard-Watkins, (919) 962-0977, This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |