Department of Africana Studies
Conklin Hall
973-353-5528
Website:
afam.rutgers.edu
The Africana Studies major and minor are offered at the Newark College of Arts and Sciences.
Faculty
Chair: John Keene
Distinguished Professors:
Belinda Edmondson, B.A., Southern Illinois; M.A., Ph.D., Northwestern
John Keene, A.B., Harvard; M.F.A., New York
Charles Payne, B.A., Syracuse; Ph.D., Northwestern
Professors:
Darién J. Davis, B.A., St. John's; M.A., Notre Dame; Ph.D., Tulane
Salamishah Tillet, B.A., Pennsylvania; M.A.T., Brown; A.M., Ph.D., Harvard
Associate Professor:
Wendell P. Holbrook, B.A., Morgan State; Ph.D., Princeton
Assistant Professors:
James R. Jones, B.A., George Washington; Ph.D., Columbia
Wendell Hassan Marsh, B.A., Morehouse; Ph.D., Columbia
Melissa M. Valle, B.A., Howard; Ph.D., Columbia
Instructors:
Jamilah Malika Abu-Bakare, B.A., York; M.F.A., School of the Art Institute (Chicago)
Lacey Hunter, B.A., M.A., Rutgers; Ph.D., Drew
Hyacinth Miller, B.A., Brooklyn; M.S., Rutgers
School of Arts and Sciences-Newark 
