Pan African Studies Department's 40th Anniversary Celebration
Saturday Nov 7th, 2009 - Saturday Nov 7th, 2009
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM / University Student Union (USU) - Grand Salon
The festivities, which are expected to include entertainment, poetry readings and refreshments, will pay tribute to founding faculty members Adewole Umoja (formerly known as Archie Chapman), Bill Burwell, Arthur Jones and the late Jerome Walker. Tributes will be made to emeritus faculty including Vern Bryant, James Dennis, the late David Fulton, Rosentene Purnell, Barbara Rhodes and the late Tiyo Soga.
The PAS Department was officially formed in 1969 as the Afro-American Studies Department. It was organized in the wake of campus protests and the mass arrest of hundreds of students who were angry about the treatment of students of color.
Website:
http://www.csun.edu/csbs/departments/pan_african_studies/index.html
Contact:
Name: Pan African Studies Department
Phone: (818) 677-3311
Email: none
Sponsor:
Pan African Studies Department
Cost:
Free
