African and African Diaspora Studies | St. Marys College of Maryland

Organization Description

African and African Diaspora Studies is designed to help students explore, examine and critically analyze the African presence in a global context, stretching back to antiquity in Europe and Asia, and for centuries in the Americas.

(240) 895-4386

Kent Hall 306

Abstract artwork depicting a face comprised of swirling patterns and vibrant colors such as yellow, orange, and purple against a dark background, creating a dynamic and expressive composition.

Department Leadership

Walter Hill

Professor of Political Science | African and African Diaspora Studies Chair & Contact

wwhill@smcm.edu

240-895-4386

Latest News

Professor Emerita Merideth Taylor Publishes Book

Professor Emerita Merideth Taylor has authored a new book, "Making a Way Out of No Way: Lives of Labor, Love, and Resistance" (New Village Press,… View more

Lee Capristo

Sept. 25, 2024, 5:02 p.m.

Professor of Political Science Walter Hill Publishes Chapter in New Book

Walter Hill, professor of political science and coordinator of African and African Diaspora Studies, wrote a chapter in the just-published "Early… View more

Lee Capristo

Sept. 17, 2024, 4:57 p.m.

Professor of English Jeffrey Coleman Published in Poetry Anthology on Black Resilience

Front cover of “Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience” (Cherry Castle Publishing, 2022)

Jeffrey Lamar Coleman, professor of English, has three poems included in the poetry anthology “Where We Stand: Poems of Black Resilience” (Cherry… View more

Jeffrey Coleman

Feb. 18, 2022, 9:16 a.m.

Professor of English Jeffrey Coleman Published in Book on Black Intellectual Thought of the Twentieth Century