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Christy L Pichichero

Christy L Pichichero

  Recipient of the 2021 Presidential Medal for Faculty Excellence in Diversity and Inclusion & 2022 NAACP Arlington President's Award for GMU Anti-Racism and Inclusive Excellence (ARIE) Task Force Dr. Christy Pichichero (pronounced \pi-‘ki-kə-rō\) holds a joint appointment as Associate Professo...

HIST 335-001: African-Amer Exper in US

Fall 2024 -  Charles Chavis 

This course is part one of the two-semester exploration of the African American Experience in the United States. The first part of this course will focus on the African origins with a particular emphasis on the trans-Atlantic slave trade with a specific focus on the role of the French and British. Ad...

Spencer Crew

Spencer Crew

Spencer Crew has worked in public history institutions for more than twenty-five years.  He served as president of the National Underground Railroad Freedom Center for six years and worked at the National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution for twenty years.  Nine of those years he se...

Suzanne E. Smith

Suzanne E. Smith

Suzanne E. Smith received her Ph.D. from Yale University. She specializes in African American history with a particular interest in exploring how the history of African American entrepreneurship can transform our understanding of African American culture.  Her current research agenda focuses on the h...

Spring 2010 Courses

These are the courses scheduled for Spring 2010 that are focused on Africa and African America. To determine whether any other course may count toward the major or minor, contact the director. This information is provided by the African and African American Studies Program and is subject to chang...

The Conversation: Book Talk Series Featuring Dr. Charles Chavis

The Conversation: Book Talk Series Featuring Dr. Charles Chavis

The Conversation is an open discussion series hosted by African American Studies Program at George Mason University. It provides a platform for authors and scholars in the DMV to discuss pressing their research in relation to issues at the intersections of race, peace, and justice. In this episode...