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Department of African and African-American Studies | Washington University in St. Louis. AFAS students are at the forefront of leading fellowships and scholarships across the nation. AFAS Senior, Tori Harwell, selected as a Rhodes Scholar.
Search our directory to find faculty, staff, and postdoctoral fellows in WashU's Department of African and African-American Studies.
The Department of African & African-American Studies (AFAS) at Washington University is an interdisciplinary area of study, largely concentrated in the humanities and social sciences.
Gerald Early is the Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters in the African and African American Studies Department at Washington University in St. Louis, where he has taught since 1982. He was most recently the interim director of the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity (2022-2023).
The Department of African and African-American Studies offers opportunities for students to explore the social, political, and intellectual history as well as the literature, culture, and artistic life of various peoples in the world who are African or of African descent.
May 6, 2021 · A new (2018) study at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis finds disparities between African-Americans and Caucasians in a key biomarker for Alzheimer’s disease – suggesting that tools to diagnose the disease in Caucasian populations may not work as well in African-Americans.
Jun 11, 2024 · A gateway to the Schomburg Center's resources, with extensive materials on many topics on African American history, including original documents, images, online exhibitions, and details on their extensive collection.
