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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tPaula Austin<\/h6>\n\t\t
Associate Professor of History and African American & Black Diaspora Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tLouis Chude-Sokei<\/h6>\n\t\t
Professor Of English, George And Joyce Wein Chair In African American & Black Diaspora Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tBradley Craig<\/h6>\n\t\t
Director of Undergraduate Studies; Assistant Professor of History and African American and Black Diaspora Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tAndreana Cunningham<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Archaeology and African American & Black Diaspora Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tSaida Grundy<\/h6>\n\t\t
Associate Professor of Sociology and African American & Black Diaspora Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tMargarita Simon Guillory<\/h6>\n\t\t
Director of African American and Black Diaspora Studies; Professor of Religion and African American & Black Diaspora Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tLinda Heywood<\/h6>\n\t\t
Professor of African American & Black Diaspora Studies and History<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tJoyce Hope Scott<\/h6>\n\t\t
Clinical\u00a0Professor, African American & Black Diaspora Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n\n\t
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tAri James<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of English African American and Black Diaspora Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tKoritha Mitchell<\/h6>\n\t\t
Professor of English and African American Literature<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\t
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tNicole Smythe-Johnson<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of Art History and African American and Black Diaspora Studies<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tJohn Thornton<\/h6>\n\t\t
Professor of African American & Black Diaspora Studies and History<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\t
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tChad Williams<\/h6>\n\t\t
Professor of History and African American and Black Diaspora Studies; Tomorrow Foundation Chair of American History<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n
Affiliated Faculty<\/h2>\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tCynthia Becker<\/h6>\n\t\t
Professor of History of Art & Architecture<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2019\/04\/MBQ-1-150x150.jpg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tMichael Birenbaum Quintero<\/h6>\n\t\t
Associate Professor of Music; Chair, Musicology & Ethnomusicology Department<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tJilene Chua<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of History<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tLeland Clark<\/h6>\n\t\t
Professor of the Practice, Musicology & Ethnomusicology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tAndr\u00e9 de Quadros<\/h6>\n\t\t
Curriculum Coordinator of African American & Black Diaspora Studies Program, and Professor of Music<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tBrooke Durham<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of History<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tKatherine Levine Einstein<\/h6>\n\t\t
Associate Professor of Political Science<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tJennifer G\u00f3mez<\/h6>\n\t\t
Associate Professor of Social Work<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tJames Howard Hill, Jr.<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of Religion<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tTimothy P. Longman<\/h6>\n\t\t
Associate Professor; Director, Institute on Culture, Religion, and World Affairs<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n
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\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tZachary Mondesire<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant professor of International Relations<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2022\/08\/angela-onwuachi-willig-tn-150x150.jpeg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tAngela Onwuachi-Willig<\/h6>\n\t\t
Dean, School of Law; Ryan Roth Gallo & Ernest J. Gallo Professor Of Law<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2019\/04\/Spencer-Piston-120x150.jpg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tSpencer Piston<\/h6>\n\t\t
Associate Professor of Political Science<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2025\/11\/SPIheadshot1-600x600-1-150x150.jpg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tDarien Pollock<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of Philosophy<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n<\/p>\n\n\t
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2024\/09\/a79f6869-28a6-4992-882b-aefc63142283-150x150.jpg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tRonald K. Richardson<\/h6>\n\t\t
Associate Professor of History<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2019\/02\/Takeo_Headshot_BAMPFA2-e1555413424420-150x150.jpg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tTakeo Rivera<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of English<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\t
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2025\/11\/Slaughter_HeadshotCurrent-1500x1000-1-150x150.jpg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tChristine Slaughter<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor in the Department of Political Science<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2025\/08\/Tirop-Thumbnail-150x150.png\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tChepchirchir Tirop<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of History<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\n\t
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2021\/11\/Harvey-Young-profilepic-150x150.jpeg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tHarvey Young<\/h6>\n\t\t
Dean, College of Fine Arts, Professor of English<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2025\/07\/Pamela-Zabala-Ortiz-150x150.jpg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tPamela Zabala Ortiz<\/h6>\n\t\t
Assistant Professor of Sociology<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n
<\/p>\n
Postdoctoral Fellows<\/h2>\n\n\t
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2025\/09\/thumbnail_Kelsey-DESIR_Headshot-1_SQUARE-600x600-1-150x150.jpg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tKelsey Desir<\/h6>\n\t\t
Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Scholar, Department of English<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n
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\n\t\t\t ![\"\"](\"\/afam\/files\/2024\/10\/JP-Photo-150x150.jpg\")
\t\t<\/figure>\n\n\t\tJewel Pereyra<\/h6>\n\t\t
Society of Fellows Postdoctoral Scholar<\/p>\t<\/a>\n\n\t\n<\/li>\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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