African American studies faculty at Emory University are rolling out of a new doctoral program that will be the first in the Southeast and the first at a private university in the South.
“I couldn’t be more excited or more proud that we are launching our African American Studies PhD program,” said Carla Freeman, interim dean of Emory College of Arts and Sciences. “Our faculty have invested years of strategic planning, imagination, and bold ambition to develop the curriculum and recruit top scholar-teachers working across the humanities and social sciences in this vibrant interdisciplinary field.”
An announcement on social media earlier this fall received some 20,000 shares. The program is currently taking applications, with the first doctoral students set to enroll in fall 2023, according to a press release.
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