For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.
March 22, 2025 at 3:57 PM
For folks who don’t know, ethnic studies programs like African American/Africana Studies, Asian American Studies, Chicano Studies and the like come directly from civil right era campus activism. Attempts to disempower such programs should be framed as attacks on civil rights same as much else rn.
This is a travesty. African and African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin has been one of the best programs in the country. And for historical context, this is explicitly about reversing the gains of student movements in the 60s and 70s.
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UT to consolidate gender and ethnic studies programs into one new department
Affected departments include those that focus on African and African Diaspora Studies, Mexican American Studies, Women and Gender Studies and American Studies.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:26 PM
This is a travesty. African and African Diaspora Studies at UT Austin has been one of the best programs in the country. And for historical context, this is explicitly about reversing the gains of student movements in the 60s and 70s.
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You African Studies majors out there: you too can become mayor of New York City!!!
November 5, 2025 at 3:01 AM
You African Studies majors out there: you too can become mayor of New York City!!!
If this was African and African Diaspora Studies being mandated we’d see entire issues of prestige magazines pondering the disastrous implications.
Wow. So gop intellectual diversity is we will make you pay to take classes in conservative thought to graduate?
The free speech crowd, everyone.
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The free speech crowd, everyone.
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Iowa lawmakers move to mandate students take Center for Intellectual Freedom classes amid low enrollment
A last minute Republican legislative push could force University of Iowa college students to take classes at the newly-created Center for Intellectual Freedom. It's exactly what a report highlighted w...
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May 21, 2026 at 11:31 AM
If this was African and African Diaspora Studies being mandated we’d see entire issues of prestige magazines pondering the disastrous implications.
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October 8, 2025 at 12:24 AM
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The closing of African American Studies and GWSS at Iowa is absolutely heartbreaking. It is such an important time to study these subjects. Words really cannot express how upsetting this decision is. www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...
UI African American, Gender Studies faculty prepare for program closures
University of Iowa faculty in African American Studies and Gender, Women's, and Sexuality Studies are preparing for closure of their programs following a review of "low-enrollment" degrees and majors ...
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February 25, 2026 at 10:36 PM
The closing of African American Studies and GWSS at Iowa is absolutely heartbreaking. It is such an important time to study these subjects. Words really cannot express how upsetting this decision is. www.thegazette.com/higher-educa...
This is an absolute travesty.
Northwestern has, probably, the 2nd best library collection for African History/Studies in the USA (behind Yale and ahead of MSU, UCLA, etc).
A self-inflicted wound that is absolutely, 100% unnecessary given the massive wealth of Northwestern--north of $15 billion.
Northwestern has, probably, the 2nd best library collection for African History/Studies in the USA (behind Yale and ahead of MSU, UCLA, etc).
A self-inflicted wound that is absolutely, 100% unnecessary given the massive wealth of Northwestern--north of $15 billion.
SCOOP: Northwestern moves to close Program of African Studies
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August 15, 2026 at 1:49 AM
This is an absolute travesty.
Northwestern has, probably, the 2nd best library collection for African History/Studies in the USA (behind Yale and ahead of MSU, UCLA, etc).
A self-inflicted wound that is absolutely, 100% unnecessary given the massive wealth of Northwestern--north of $15 billion.
Northwestern has, probably, the 2nd best library collection for African History/Studies in the USA (behind Yale and ahead of MSU, UCLA, etc).
A self-inflicted wound that is absolutely, 100% unnecessary given the massive wealth of Northwestern--north of $15 billion.
The South Carolina Department of Education said AP African American studies will not be offered in the state’s schools anymore
AP African American studies course to be dropped in SC public schools
The South Carolina Department of Education said AP African American studies will not be offered in the state’s schools anymore.
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June 10, 2024 at 3:06 PM
The South Carolina Department of Education said AP African American studies will not be offered in the state’s schools anymore
So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
Indiana public colleges cut almost 20% of degrees
Public Indiana colleges and universities have eliminated 19 percent of their degree programs to meet requirements added to the state’s budget, according to the Commission for Higher Education.
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June 30, 2025 at 9:12 PM
So, here it is. Thanks to a new state law that was NEVER DEBATED, Indiana University has committed itself to abolishing majors in African-American/African Diaspora Studies: American Studies; Art History; French; Italian; Religious Studies etc. DOZENS of majors. www.ipm.org/news-section...
Northwestern University is reportedly shuttering its 80-year-old Program of African Studies, laying off staff and keeping students in the dark
It is the "first formal academic program focused on Africa in the United States."
It is the "first formal academic program focused on Africa in the United States."
SCOOP: Northwestern moves to close Program of African Studies
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August 15, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Northwestern University is reportedly shuttering its 80-year-old Program of African Studies, laying off staff and keeping students in the dark
It is the "first formal academic program focused on Africa in the United States."
It is the "first formal academic program focused on Africa in the United States."
This is AWFUL. Univ of Texas is consolidating 4 depts into 1: African and African Diaspora Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, and Mexican American and Latino Studies will become "a Social and Cultural Analysis department." www.texastribune.org/2026/02/12/t...
UT-Austin to merge race, ethnic and gender study programs
More than 800 students are pursuing degrees in the affected departments, which include African, Latino and gender studies.
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February 12, 2026 at 6:42 PM
This is AWFUL. Univ of Texas is consolidating 4 depts into 1: African and African Diaspora Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, American Studies, and Mexican American and Latino Studies will become "a Social and Cultural Analysis department." www.texastribune.org/2026/02/12/t...
Communications Studies / Sociology / African Studies / International Affairs grad + language skills reporting for duty🫡
Decades of mechanistic talk about university degrees as if they were bundles of 'skills' and 'prep' are about to be proved completely wrong (obviously). Want to get a real boost? Do History or English.
July 13, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Communications Studies / Sociology / African Studies / International Affairs grad + language skills reporting for duty🫡
They got rid of the African and African Diaspora Studies field for this right wing bullshit
Just like that, a new Center for the Humanities at the University of Texas. Anyone who inhabits academia knows that this doesn't just "happen" without a gigantic sums of mega-donor money and the connivance of senior university administrators.
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UT quietly opens Center for Humanities but won't say how it was created
UT is adding 14 professors through a new humanities center, though the university has not explained how the initiative was formed.
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August 9, 2026 at 6:59 PM
They got rid of the African and African Diaspora Studies field for this right wing bullshit
In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP African American studies classes
In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP Black studies classes
Georgia state Superintendent Richard Woods now says the state will pay for districts to teach a new Advanced Placement course in African American Studies.
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July 25, 2024 at 12:20 AM
In a reversal, Georgia now says districts can use state funding to teach AP African American studies classes
Introducing myself to classes today by explaining that I used to be an associate professor of Sociology & African American Studies, but that the university shut down the latter department.
August 24, 2026 at 7:42 PM
Introducing myself to classes today by explaining that I used to be an associate professor of Sociology & African American Studies, but that the university shut down the latter department.
The Program of African Studies was founded by American anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits in 1948 as the first formal program on African and African Diaspora studies in American academia.
The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is among the world's best, below some highlights.
The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is among the world's best, below some highlights.
August 15, 2026 at 3:42 AM
The Program of African Studies was founded by American anthropologist Melville J. Herskovits in 1948 as the first formal program on African and African Diaspora studies in American academia.
The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is among the world's best, below some highlights.
The Melville J. Herskovits Library of African Studies is among the world's best, below some highlights.
UVA alum Carrington Epperson: “I recommend anyone to take an African American studies course because you will never understand how much you weren’t taught about it before.”
Hope this post will not seem self-serving, but wanted to share one student’s perspective on the importance of courses on race, ethnicity and gender studies.
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We Asked Young Alumni, 'What Class Rocked Your World?...
Here’s what four recent UVA graduates shared about the courses that impacted them the most.
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September 18, 2026 at 10:58 AM
UVA alum Carrington Epperson: “I recommend anyone to take an African American studies course because you will never understand how much you weren’t taught about it before.”
Anyway UT Austin had the largest African and African Diaspora Studies program in the country sure wish there was as much energy for it when it was running as there is now for condemning its closure.
September 17, 2026 at 11:26 PM
Anyway UT Austin had the largest African and African Diaspora Studies program in the country sure wish there was as much energy for it when it was running as there is now for condemning its closure.
Claiming to value "intellecutal freedom" while shutting down African American and Women's Studies reinforces the fact that the center is an authoritarian project, not a sincere attempt to expand intellectual life.
April 12, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Claiming to value "intellecutal freedom" while shutting down African American and Women's Studies reinforces the fact that the center is an authoritarian project, not a sincere attempt to expand intellectual life.
The entire convention center full of educators grading AP African American Studies exams in Kansas City right now just burst into cheers and is heading for the nearest bar.
May 30, 2024 at 9:42 PM
The entire convention center full of educators grading AP African American Studies exams in Kansas City right now just burst into cheers and is heading for the nearest bar.
I mad a starter pack for African Studies. Let me know who else should be in here!
November 12, 2024 at 9:28 AM
I mad a starter pack for African Studies. Let me know who else should be in here!
“UT’s African and African Diaspora Studies Department was the largest Black studies department in the nation.”
August 25, 2026 at 1:39 AM
“UT’s African and African Diaspora Studies Department was the largest Black studies department in the nation.”
Iowa closing the African American studies major during Black history month is diabolical.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
Iowa universities reviewing low-enrollment majors, could close or merge programs
The University of Iowa is reviewing undergraduate majors with low enrollment – like African American studies and gender, women's, and sexuality studies – after the Board of Regents last year mandated ...
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February 5, 2026 at 9:07 PM
Iowa closing the African American studies major during Black history month is diabolical.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
This article is from 4 days ago, but it is now official. The minor will continue.
“The four closed departments — Mexican American and Latina/o Studies; African and African Diaspora Studies; Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies; and American Studies — encompassed 62 professors, six majors, four graduate programs, and eight minors and certificates.”
August 25, 2026 at 1:32 AM
“The four closed departments — Mexican American and Latina/o Studies; African and African Diaspora Studies; Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies; and American Studies — encompassed 62 professors, six majors, four graduate programs, and eight minors and certificates.”