The steering committee members for this search are listed below:
| Name | Department | Title | Committee Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jane Southworth | Geography | Chair and Professor | Chair |
| Patricia Hilliard Nunn | African American Studies | Senior Lecturer | Member |
| Brenda Chalfin | African Studies | Chair and Professor | Member |
| Jon Sensbach | History | Professor | Member |
| Mary Ann Eaverly | Department of Classics | Chair | Member |
Meeting Schedule
| Tuesday, November 19, 2019 | 11:00 AM – 1:30 PM | 2014H Turlington Hall |
| Thursday, December 19, 2019 | 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM | 2014G Turlington Hall |
| Friday, January 10, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2014G Turlington Hall |
| Friday, January 24, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 12:30 PM | 2014G Turlington Hall |
| Friday, January 31, 2020 | 10:30 AM – 11:30 AM | 2014G Turlington Hall |
Finalists
Three finalists for the position of Director of the African American Studies Program have been invited to campus for meetings. The finalists are:
March 9-10, 2020:
DR. JAKOBI WILLIAMS, Associate Professor, African American and African Diaspora Studies and History, Indiana University.
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April 9-10, 2020:
DR. MARK ANTHONY NEAL, James B. Duke Professor and Chair, African and African American Studies and Professor, English, Duke University
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April 16-17, 2020:
DR. DAVID CANTON, Director, Africana Studies Program and Associate Professor, History, Connecticut College
CV
Due to COVID-19, the candidate visits scheduled in April are being held remotely, via Zoom.