Camille Z. Charles
The University of Pennsylvania has established the Department of Africana Studies in the School of Arts and Sciences. The new department will be devoted to the study of the historical and contemporary experiences of Africans and peoples of the African diaspora. The initial roster of 11 standing faculty are all current SAS professors who will now hold joint primary appointments with their original home departments. Additional faculty from across SAS and from several other Penn schools are expected to assume secondary appointments. The department will administer the Africana Studies undergraduate major and minor, Ph.D. and graduate certificate that were previously offered through Penn's Center for Africana Studies. "Penn has a deep and eminent tradition of research and teaching excellence in Africana Studies," said Rebecca W. Bushnell, dean of SAS.
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