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President Sarah Mangelsdorf says Rochester embraces Black issues as subjects of academic study.<\/h2>\n

The Ä¢¹½´«Ã½<\/a>\u2019s Board of Trustees approved the creation of a Department of Black Studies in Arts, Sciences & Engineering. The new academic department will work in close collaboration with the University\u2019s Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies<\/a>, which was established in 1986.<\/p>\n

At the formal announcement during Meliora Weekend in October, University President Sarah Mangelsdorf said, \u201cToday, the Ä¢¹½´«Ã½ joins the community of institutions that embrace Black life, Black culture, and Black issues as very serious subjects of academic study. This is an important and necessary step as we work toward being a global research university of the future.\u201d<\/p>\n

Until now, the institute, which is part of the School of Arts & Sciences, incorporated faculty who had primary appointments in other departments. The Department of Black Studies, however, will be able to hire faculty fully committed to its mission. That will result in a greater focus on the study and research of issues central to the institute.<\/p>\n

Jeffrey McCune Jr.<\/a> is the institute\u2019s director. \u201cThe study of Black people in the world is a major project encompassing geography, culture, political science, sociology, economics, and creativity,\u201d he says. \u201cAll of that is robust and deserves to be studied seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n

At the official announcement, Provost and Chief Academic Officer David Figlio said, \u201cThe Department of Black Studies is a shining light of how we can be the best possible research university that we can be.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creating a Department of Black Studies was one of McCune\u2019s primary goals when he came to the University last year. According to McCune, a dedicated department will be able to develop curriculum and programming in a way that will be best suited for students.<\/p>\n

Joan Saab, vice provost of academic affairs, believes the benefits extend well beyond the department itself. \u201cWe know that Black studies doesn\u2019t operate in a vacuum,\u201d says Saab. \u201cWe have to forge ties to other entities, whether it\u2019s the Susan B. Anthony Institute, or the Medical Center or the Memorial Art Gallery, or our colleagues at universities and colleges across the country. And I\u2019m certain that we\u2019re going to do that.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Frederick Douglass Institute was established nearly four decades ago in order to promote the development of African and African American studies in both undergraduate and graduate education, and to advance research in those areas.<\/p>\n

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