Copyright CH II Publishers, Inc. Autumn 2007The Center for African American Studies at Princeton University, established last year, has made tremendous strides in just a short time. Under the direction of Valerie Smith, Woodrow Wilson Professor of Literature, the center is quickly becoming a black studies powerhouse. This past October the center moved to its new headquarters in Stanhope Hall in the heart of me Princeton campus.
Since the center was founded last year, six new faculty members have been hired with joint appointments in other academic departments at Princeton. They are:
* Wallace Best, professor of religion
* Anne Cheng, professor of English
* Joshua Guild, assistant professor of history
* Angel Harris, assistant professor of sociology
* Melissa Harris-Lacewell, associate professor of politics
* Tera Hunter, professor of history
Four other scholars have received offers to join the Princeton faculty and several other searches are under way.
In addition, Judith Weisenfeld, a leading scholar of African-American religious history, comes to Princeton as a professor of religion.
The center's visiting scholar program will begin this academic year. The first visiting scholar is Imani Perry from the Rutgers University School of Law.
Also, the center launched two lecture series this fall honoring Toni Morrison and James Baldwin.
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