All AAAS students pursuing majors, minors, or certificates are eligible for departmental scholarships for the 2024-25 school year; if you are a department-affiliated student, you may be eligible if nominated by a faculty member. Applications are due April 30th-- apply today!

The Department of African American and Africana Studies is proud to announce our very own Marshal Washington is BSOS's 2024 recipient of the Outstanding Staff: Service to Students Award! Congratulations, Marshal, and thank you for all you do!

Early Registration for AAAS majors is open! Mandatory advising is required for AAAS majors but is optional (and available) for minors and those enrolled in certificate programs. To sign up for an advising session with Marshal Washington, please visit the link in our linktree.

AAAS will be highlighting electives available to take during the 2024 Summer session (which spans from May 28th to August 16th, and includes both 3 and 6 week long classes). AASP 498R will be available to take during session II of the Summer semester, which runs from 7/8 to 8/16.

AASP498E: Special Topics in Black Culture; A critical Understanding of Hip Hop Culture and its Impact on Society, will be available for sign up on session I, which is from 5/28 -7/5. The course is an online class with the goal of exploring the sociocultural impact of Hip Hop.

AASP498Z: Black Women in Popular Culture; from the Blues to Beyonce, is an online course that will be available during Summer II Session (7/8-8/16). Taught by Renina Jarmon, it explores Black women's roles in shaping American media and history through entertainment and activism.

It was a great honor attending the grand opening of the Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center in West Baltimore. #UMD will provide education and community outreach in a number of topics including gun violence prevention, health equity, and law. go.umd.edu/1p9w

I am incredibly proud of the work that BSOS @ UMD's The Judge AW Center has done—and will continue to do, with DocJoRich (UMD Department of African American Studies (AAAS)/UMD Department of Anthropology), Stephen B. Thomas, and Heather Yarger (PSYCTerps)—at the newly renovated Thurgood Marshall Amenity Center in Baltimore.

The Department of African American and Africana Studies (AAAS) in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences (BSOS) at the University of Maryland, College Park is recruiting a tenure-track Assistant Professor. Learn more and apply at: ejobs.umd.edu/postings/120618

Sophia Jahadhmy and Sofia Meadows-Muriel talk about the Swahili coast, the Black hispanophone Caribbean, and the place of both sites in the field of Black Studies. Exceptionally smart and interesting conversation, listen in here: open.spotify.com/episode/6KhCbI…

This past Summer, two UMD Department of African American Studies (AAAS) and BSOS @ UMD faculty rolled out the “The Black Studies Podcast” (The Black Studies Podcast). Ashley Newby and John Drabinski (John E. Drabinski) received $100K in support from the Mellon Foundation to discuss the field's history. go.umd.edu/1qjr

New podcast out, conversation with Courtney Joseph at Lake Forest College about her work on the Haitian diaspora, local histories, and new horizons in Black Studies. Fantastic discussion, listen in here on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Pr98I…

AAAS would like to welcome back new and returning Terps!! 🐢 We have a LOT of upcoming events for our students. Please join us for our co-sponsored events and please join for our Debate Watch Parties hosted by AAAS and co-sponsored by @umdgvpt and CDCE!

Join Dr. Periloux Peay and Dr. Jason Nichols from AAAS, and Black Girls Vote for the Upcoming Debate watch parties! This event is co-sponsored by @umdgvpt, Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement, and UMD Black Girls Vote. Feel free to bring snacks! We hope to see you there!

#UMD Research Roundup: Taking On E. Coli, Asteroid Moon, Medical Burnout, and More! 🐢 go.umd.edu/roundup0830

Join us for AAAS Open House on Wednesday, September 4th from 1PM - 2PM. This is a great opportunity to meet faculty, other AAAS students, and the department. It is open to new and current students. We hope to see you there! ⭐️

Gov't & Politics UMD is thrilled to collaborate with UMD Department of African American Studies (AAAS) , Black Girls Vote , and Center for Democracy and Civic Engagement (CDCE) to co-sponsor Presidential & Vice Presidential Debate Watch Parties! 🗓️ Presidential Debate: Sept 10th 🗓️ VP Debate: Oct 1st 📍 Shoemaker Building, Room 2102 ⏰ Doors open at 8:45PM

Join us this week for our co-sponsored event with Harriet Tubman Dept. of Women, Gender, & Sexuality Speaker Series: A Black Feminist Reconsideration of Animal Life with Dr. Sharon P. Holland on Wednesday Sept 4 at 4:30 pm virtually or in-person in SQH 3105! We hope to see you there! 🐴

Listen in to David Kalonji Walton on the podcast, talking with Ashley Newby about his interest in work with theory and history and on the persistence of popular culture materials in the field of Black Studies. Great conversation, here at Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5GIn2B…

Join us TODAY for the AAAS Open House from 1PM - 2PM. This is a great opportunity to meet faculty, other AAAS students, and the department. It is open to new and current students. We hope to see you there!!⭐️