The Department and IRAAS recently organized a community-based program as part of an effort to build upon the rich legacy of the black studies movement at Columbia.
The exhibit explores how generations of Black Oakland communities faced waves of dispossession.
Griffin becomes the first member of the Department appointed to the highest academic distinction Columbia confers on faculty.
Remarks by Columbia College Dean Sorett speech to students at Class Day on May 20.
Video includes interviews with department chair Mabel O. Wilson, director of graduate studies, Brandi Summers and more.
Professor Summers joins public historian and archivist Moriah Ulinskas to discuss activism in Oakland.
Professor Danticat joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Two Men Arrive in a Village,” by Zadie Smith.
Her collection of essays has been named a finalist for two literary awards.
The African American & African Diaspora Studies Department sends proud and heartfelt congratulations to the 2025 cohort of graduating students.
The Alliance Program is an academic joint-venture between Columbia University and three major French universities.
Exhibit navigates the braided histories of displacement, resistance, and resilience in Oakland and the East Bay.