Research In African American Studies

The Department of African & African American Studies is pleased to offer a writing and research assistance program for undergraduate students working on topics that deal with the black experience. This academic support program encourages students to acquire both an analytic ability rooted in a traditional discipline and interdisciplinary skills of investigation. Faculty and program associates will meet with students weekly, and advise them on topical suggestions, reference information, and/or methodological approaches to the systematic study of the racial, cultural, and ethnic experiences of people of African descent. There will be opportunities for students to present their findings on campus, at related conference, or to be part of a team publishing results in scholarly journals. This program serves as a resource for those who are particularly interested in research on:

• The Massachusetts 54th Regiment
• The Underground Railroad
• Parting Ways: The New Guinea Settlement
• Frederick Douglass
• African Americans in the Whaling Industry
• Lewis Temple and the Toggle Harpoon
• Captain Paul Cuffee: Merchant, Captain, and Businessman
• The TransAtlantic Slave Trade
• African Americans in the Revolutionary Era
• The Olmec Civilization

An informational meeting will be held on Sunday November 5, 2006 at 6:00 pm at the Unity House. Until then, if you have any questions, please call or email:

Dr. Chidiebere Nwaubani, Chairperson
African and African American Studies
Group I, Room 399F
(508) 910-6617
CNwaubani@umassd.edu

Dr. Norman L. Barber, Director
Residential Educational Programs
Chestnut Hall Room, RE 1
(508) 999-8898
NBarber@umassd.edu