Welcome to the Institute for African American Studies at the University of Georgia

University of Georgia's Holmes/Hunter Academic Building, location of the Institute for African American Studies

African American Studies at UGA
The Institute for African American Studies (IAAS) at the University of Georgia (UGA) is located in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. Courses in African American Studies were first offered in 1969. Over the past four decades, African American Studies at UGA has evolved into an Institute with an undergraduate major and undergraduate certificate program. The Institute currently has ten core faculty members, nine of whom are jointly appointed with departments in the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences and one of whom is jointly appointed in the College of Education.
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UGA's Institute for African American Studies boasts a renowned faculty who have published scores of books and critical articles, earned numerous awards in research and teaching, and have proved themselves influential in African American studies and in their own areas of traditional scholarship.
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Students are the lifeblood of the Institute. The Institute prides itself on being student-engaged and student-centered, and for offering intellectually stimulating, rigorous, and exciting courses. Students enrolled in African American studies courses come from a wide variety of majors, disciplines, and ethnicities.
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Engagement with UGA, Athens, and the surrounding communities is a critical component of the Institute’s mission. Emerging from the Black Freedom Struggle and the Civil Rights Movement, the field of African American Studies involves both scholarly and practical components, encouraging engagement between the Institute, the University, and the local communities.
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Inaugural African American Studies Book Club Meeting
April 7th, 6:00 PM
North Hall, Miller Learning Center

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Institute for African American Studies
312 Holmes/Hunter Academic Building
University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602

Phone: 706-542-5197
Fax: 706-542-3071
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