Graduate School Preparatory Program
Our mission is to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion by helping students from underrepresented backgrounds successfully apply to, complete, and thrive in graduate and professional programs.
Join Muhlenberg’s Africana Studies Program today to be part of a community committed to creating revolutionary change rooted in racial justice.
Muhlenberg’s Africana Studies Program intertwines scholarship and activism in pursuit of building an equitable world.
Our interdisciplinary courses and extracurricular events center and celebrate the vibrant histories, cultures, and contributions of Black populations around the world and offer robust discussions of the history of anti-Black racism and its contemporary reverberations.
The Africana Studies Program uses anti-racist, intersectional frameworks to prepare students from all backgrounds to identify and dismantle racist systems; contribute to our diverse world in ethical, transformative ways; and embark upon a variety of career paths and life experiences equipped to be empathetic, innovative global citizens who are committed to imagining and implementing positive social change.
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Dr. Emanuela Kucik Director, Africana Studies Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies |
Dr. Connie Wolfe Associate Director, Africana Studies Associate Professor of Psychology |
Dr. Emanuela Kucik Director, Africana Studies Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies |
Dr. Tiffany Montoya
Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Africana Studies |
Name | Department |
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Sharon Albert | Religion Studies |
Jacqueline Antonovich | History |
Jim Bloom | English |
Ioanna Chatzidimitriou | Languages, Literatures & Cultures |
Ted Conner | Music |
Francesca Coppa | English |
Amy Corbin | Media & Communications and Film Studies |
Heidi Cruz-Austin | Dance |
Ross Dardani | Political Science |
Kassandra Hartford | Music |
Mohsin Hashim | Political Science |
Margo Hobbs | Art |
Hunter Holt | Education |
Paul McEwan | Media/Communications |
Eileen McEwan | Languages, Literatures & Cultures |
Linda McGuire | Mathematics |
Cathy Marie Ouellette | History |
Irma Leticia Robles-Moreno | Theatre |
Sarah Runcie | History |
Elena FitzPatrick Sifford | Art |
Lynda Yankaskas | History |
Dr. Kucik discusses the role of literature in social change.
Bree Booth was a self-designed Africana Studies major. Here they talk about how their work at Muhlenberg prepared them for graduate school.
Dr. Benjamin discusses the concept of "viral justice," which is also the focus of her most recent book.
Professor Emanuela Kucik's forthcoming book will be part of the Black Lives in the Diaspora: Past / Present / Future scholarly book series.
Dr. Emanuela Kucik explains the reproduction of an anti-Black hierarchy through the centuries into the present day.
Contact Information | |
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Director Emanuela Kucik Associate Professor of English and Africana Studies [email protected] 484-664-3315 |
Associate Director Connie Wolfe Associate Professor of Psychology [email protected] 484-664-3686 |
The grant, aimed at improving college access and success for students eligible for federal Pell grants, will allow the College to expand its highly successful Emerging Leaders Program.
Associate Professor Kucik views literature as a powerful agent for social change and the classroom as a space to build community.
The March 26 event is part of the ongoing series From the Ashes of Relentless Racial Crises: Creating a New United States of America.
At Muhlenberg, Booth took a course on the transatlantic slave trade that inspired a summer research project and, later, their Ph.D. dissertation.