W.E.B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research

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W.E.B. Du Bois Institute

"Named after the first African American to receive a Ph.D. from Harvard University (1895), the idea for the W. E. B. Du Bois Institute for African and African American Research was proposed in the Report of the Faculty Committee on African and Afro-American Studies dated 20 January 1969. In May of 1975 in its progress report to President Derek C. Bok, the Institute's Advisory Board announced the establishment of four fellowships for the 1975-1976 academic year. The fellowships were intended to "facilitate the writing of doctoral dissertations in areas related to Afro-American studies." As such, the Du Bois Institute is the nation's oldest research center dedicated to the study of the history, culture, and social institutions of Africans and African Americans...

"In addition, the Institute is actively involved with the community at large through its Martin Luther King, Jr. After-School Program and its W. E. B. Du Bois Society. The MLK After-School Program, which takes place at the Ella J. Baker House in Boston, teaches inner-city middle school and high school students both African and African American history and culture, and computer literacy. The Du Bois Society is an academic and cultural enrichment program, designed to engage secondary students of African descent who attend academically competitive public, parochial, and independent schools. It provides young people with an opportunity to develop study skills and teamwork as they reflect on and discuss readings with Harvard professors and undergraduates." [1]

Executive Committee

Accessed August 2009: [2]

Faculty Advisory Board

Accessed August 2009: [3]

National Advisory Board

Accessed August 2009: [4]

Contact

Web: http://dubois.fas.harvard.edu

Resources and articles

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References

  1. ↑ About, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, accessed August 7, 2009.
  2. ↑ Executive Committee, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, accessed August 7, 2009.
  3. ↑ Faculty Advisory Board, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, accessed August 7, 2009.
  4. ↑ National Advisory Board, W.E.B. Du Bois Institute, accessed August 7, 2009.
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