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Leslie M. Alexander, PhD

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Commentary

Petition To Save Africana Studies At Cornell

By Leslie M. Alexander, PhD

In 1969, in response to student and community demands, the Africana Studies and Research Center (AS&RC) was established at Cornell University. Now, over 40 years later, Provost Kent Fuchs has recently announced that the Africana Studies and Research Center will no longer exist as a Center, but will be reduced to department status and subsumed…

In 1969, in response to student and community demands, the Africana Studies and Research Center (AS&RC) was established at Cornell University. Now, over 40 years later,…

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