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AAAS Alumna Yasmin Rawlins Receives Award From the New England Patriots

October 23, 2015

The Family Van organization has just announced that past volunteer, and AAAS alumna, Yasmin Rawlins '15 has been named a Patriots Difference Maker of the Week by the New England Patriots: "Now a first-year medical student at Columbia University College of...

Harvard Undergradate Gloria Hong (‘2015) wins Grand Jury Prize at Girls Impact the World Film Festival

April 23, 2015

Cambridge, MA, Thursday April 23 rd, 2015 – The Department of African and African-American Studies Department is proud to announce that Harvard undergraduate, Gloria Hong (Class of 2015) won the Grand Jury Prize at the Girls Impact the World Film Festival...

2014 Social Engagement Initiative Symposium

November 18, 2014

In the Department of African and African American Studies, students and faculty combine rigorous academic study with practical experience to solve real-world problems at the 2014 AAAS Social Engagement Initiative Symposium.

Newly Established Endowment Prize Fund: Sangu Delle, Research Fund for Social Engagement in the Department of African and African American Studies

July 08, 2014

A gift of Sangu J. Delle, AB 2010, establishes the Sangu Delle Research Fund for Social Engagement in the Department of African and African American Studies. The income of this fund will be used at the discretion of the Chair of the Department of African...

Kristina Tester Wins Hoopes Prize 2014

May 09, 2014

Kristina Tester's '14 wins Hoopes Prize for her senior social engagement thesis "Increasing the Effectiveness of Health Care Delivery in Rural Areas: A Case Study in of Village Health Teams and Childhood Malnutrition in Rukungiri District, Uganda."

Naseemah Mohamed awarded Rhodes Scholarship

December 13, 2012

Naseemah Mohamed '12 was been named a Rhodes Scholar for her outstanding intellect, character, leadership, and commitment to service. Naseemah wrote a Social Engagement thesis and founded the Ziolonge Arts-Literacy Project in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe.

Faculty Winners of Hauser Grants

May 17, 2012

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham and John Mugane were awarded the competitive Hauser Innovation grant by the Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) for “Portraits in Multimedia: A Social Engagement Project in African and African American Studies.”...

Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham is awarded the Star Family Prize for Excellence in Advising

May 13, 2012

Professor Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham was awarded the Star Family Prize for Excellence in Advising on May 2, 2012 and was photographed with Iman Taylor '12 who is one of the AAAS students who nominated her for the award. The Star Family Prizes for...

Sangu Delle '10 Wins Hoopes Prize

May 09, 2010

Sangu Delle '10 wins Hoopes Prize for his senior social engagement thesis " Project Access to Clean Water for Agyementi (Project ACWA)."

Health Disparities in the African Diaspora: A Laboratory for Social Engagement

December 16, 2008

Health Disparities in the African Diaspora: A Laboratory for Social Engagement. Student research Symposium. Self-Diagnosis and Treatment: Exploration of Mental Health and Coping in the Sudanese Diaspora PRESENTED by Elizabeth nowack, Oluwadara Johnson...