Institute for the Study of Race & 种族
任务
The Institute seeks to develop, promote and implement academic, 研究 and public service programs that focus on the study of race and ethnicity in Hampton Roads, 维吉尼亚州, 这个国家, and throughout the African Diaspora.
目标
The Institute for the Study of 种族和民族 goals are to:
- 促进教学, 研究, 奖学金, and curriculum development throughout the University which addresses issues pertaining to race and ethnicity and the political, 社会, and 经济 condition of people of color in Hampton Roads, 国家, 国家, 和全球.
- Develop leaders and facilitate the evolution of a society, which challenges stereotypes, 偏见, 歧视, and belief systems that hinder the 知识 emancipation, and personal growth of all members of society.
- Utilize 知识 resources and expertise to address the most challenging 社会 problems and issues of the day that face non-Whites regionally, 全州, 在全国范围内, 与国际
合作伙伴关系
ISRE collaborates with groups and organizations throughout the region, 在全国范围内, and on campus with a variety of academic departments and including 亚洲研究, 妇女研究, and the Office of Multicultural 学生服务.
We also partner with student organizations to include the African and Caribbean Association, National Advancement of Color People, In 支持 of Children, and the National Association of Blacks in 刑事司法.
African-American and African Studies
About African American and African Studies
African-American Studies (or Black Studies) is rooted in the 社会 movements led by African-Americans in the 1960's. 在这场斗争中, debates regarding the structure and goals of material that were taught inside the standard college classroom soon led to the advent of Black Studies programs at various colleges and universities. The participants in the movement maintained that the Black experience in America was being ignored, 尽管, its impact on the 社会 landscape of 这个国家. Many African-Americans and Whites pursued the goals of political and 社会 equality and fought for the development of a college curriculum that would be inclusive of the African American experience.
ODU's African American & African Studies 项目
ODU offers African-American and African Studies (AAST) Minor and Bachelor's programs, offering an opportunity to explore the cultural, 知识, 经济, 宗教, 艺术, 社会, and political history of various people who are African or of African descent. In addition, the Honors college offers a certifiate in African-American Studies. 这些政治, 社会, 经济, cultural and historical experiences of African-Americans and other communities of color are important dimensions emphasized in the work of the Institute.
Notable individuals who majored in African American and African Studies
- Angela Bassett (Actress) Yale University
- Thelma Golden (Museum Director) Smith College
- Vincent Carter (Professional Athlete) North Carolina-Chapel Hill
- Dr. Mae Jamison (Physician) Stanford University
- Do Kim (Attorney) Harvard University
- Aaron McGruder (Illustrator) The University of Maryland-College Park
- 史蒂文·C. Phillips (Attorney) Stanford University
- Claudia Thomas (Surgeon) Vassar College
- Dr. Kimani C. 杜桑,小. (Engineer) Boston University