Program in African American Studies featured in recent news story
The Program in African American Studies was recently featured in a recent news story by Jordan Brown of WGHP Fox 8.
Eric King Watts joins Wake Forest University faculty
Nationally renowned rhetoric and media studies scholar Eric King Watts has joined the Wake Forest University faculty as an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication. He has also joined more than two dozen faculty contributing to the University’s signature Program in African-American Studies.
Tenure track faculty searches in African American Studies
The Program in African American Studies is conducting two tenure track faculty searches at the Assistant Professor level. The searches are in African American Studies and in Africana Political Thought with the department […]
An interview with African American Studies Professor Patrick “9th Wonder” Douthit
Patrick “9th Wonder” Douthit, Professor of the Practice in Residence in African American Studies, recently spoke with WFDD’s David Ford about the major early influences in his life and his lifelong connection with the Tar Heel state.
‘9th Wonder’ and poet Brenda Marie Osbey to join WFU African American Studies Program
Grammy award-winning producer and Winston-Salem native Patrick “9th Wonder” Douthit and renowned poet Brenda Marie Osbey will join the Wake Forest University African American Studies Program as professors for the 2022-2023 academic year.
Corey D. B. Walker discusses Juneteenth
Corey D. B. Walker, Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities and director of the Program in African American Studies, discusses the history of Juneteenth and the importance of marking the holiday.
Shanna Greene Benjamin to join WFU faculty as professor of African American Studies
Noted biographer and scholar of African American literature and Black feminist studies Shanna Greene Benjamin will join the Wake Forest University faculty as professor of African American Studies in July.
Sierra DeVeaux ’22 is the first WFU African American Studies graduate
Sierra DeVeaux will graduate as the first African American Studies major in the history of Wake Forest University. DeVeaux made the decision to major in African American Studies just before her senior year and found a discipline and faculty altogether different […]
Ashley Davis ’23 named 2022 Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Institute Fellow
African American Studies student Ashley Davis ’23 was recently accepted into the 2022 Schomburg-Mellon Humanities Institute which will be held at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in New York. Ashley will join a cohort of students from across the nation selected […]
Old Gold & Black Deacon Profile: Corey D. B. Walker
A recent Old Gold & Black Deacon Profile featured Wake Forest Professor of the Humanities and director of the Program in African American Studies Corey D. B. Walker.
