All Personnel

Freda Giles

Associate Professor of Theatre and Film

Maryann Erigha

Assistant Professor of Sociology and African American Studies

Lesley Feracho

Associate Director, Institute for African American Studies, Associate Professor of Spanish

Rowan King

Administrative Specialist
Chana

Chana Lee

Associate Professor of History

Carolyn Medine

Director, Institute for African American Studies, All Shall Be Well Professor of Religion

Ron Miller

Professor of English , Interim Director, Center for Social Justice, Human and Civil RIghts, 2014, 2015

Ed Pavlic

Distinguished Research Professor of English, African American Studies, and Creative Writing

Greg Satterthwaite

Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano and African American Studies

Thomas Slater

Adjunct Professor

Chera Jo Watts

IAAS Graduate Assistant, FRC Academic Advisor in Residence

James Weidman

Assistant Professor of Jazz Piano and African American Studies

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