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Co-Writing Lab
Friday, March 28, 2025, 10:00 am

The group will provide a shared space on campus for AAS faculty, visiting fellows, postdocs, and graduate students to gather for dedicated writing time each week. We envision the writing group as a way to facilitate writing productivity while building community among AAS scholars at various stages in their academic careers. 

Location
Barfield-Johnson Seminar Room, 201 Morrison Hall
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
AAS Event
AAS Sophomore Open House
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 5:00 pm

Interested in majoring or getting a minor in African American Studies? Curious about what you can do with your African American Studies degree?

Location
Hobson-Rogers Seminar Room, 104 Morrison Hall
Undergraduate
Recommended Event
The Hispanic Electorate: Understanding How Our Communities Vote
Tuesday, April 1, 2025, 8:00 pm

Princeton Diversity Discussions is the universities ongoing series of friendly and inclusive gatherings for discussing race-related issues, supported by the Princeton Club of Minnesota (PCMN), Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA), Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Native Alumni of Princeton (NAP), Asian American Alumni Association of Princeton (A4P), and 40+ associations, clubs, and classes…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
AAS Event
AY25 Faculty-Graduate Seminar: "The Black 1980s" ft. Amaka Okechukwu(George Mason University)
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 5:00 pm

The Faculty-Graduate seminar is an intimate intellectual community that comes together to discuss work in progress around a common theme across a wide range of disciplines. Our goal is to establish a small but intellectually diverse and committed group of scholars who will attend all meetings and engage in sustained discourse during the year.

Location
Hobson-Rogers Seminar Room, 104 Morrison Hall
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
AAS Co-Sponsored Event
The Value of an Unflinching Gaze: Portraiture, Enslavement, and the Process of Locating Black Women in the 16th Century
Wednesday, April 2, 2025, 5:00 pm

In this talk, Jennifer L. Morgan shares her efforts to understand the African woman painted holding a clock in Bologna in 1585. The talk engages both with material culture, scholarship on Art History, the Early Modern Black Atlantic world, and the provocation of critical fabulation…

Public
AAS Co-Sponsored Event
The Anti-Zionist Idea: History, Theory, and Politics
Thursday, April 3, 2025

What are—what have been and what might yet be—alternatives and opposing visions to Zionism? How has anti-Zionism appeared in intellectual debates both within and outside of the Jewish community around…

  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
AAS Co-Sponsored Event
I’ve Been to the Mountaintop & Dr. King’s Economic Vision
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 5:00 pm

On the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop,” which he delivered on April 3, the day before his assassination…

Location
Friend Center 101
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Public
  • Undergraduate
University Event
The Future of Storytelling in the Age of AI – A Conversation on Death of the Author
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 5:00 pm

Please join us for a conversation with award-winning novelist Nnedi Okorafor on her new novel, Death of the Author, with response from Princeton's Chika Okeke-Agulu (Robert Schirmer Professor of Art and Archaeology and African American Studies; Director, Africa World Initiative)…

Location
McCosh Hall, Room 50
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
AAS Co-Sponsored Event
I’ve Been to the Mountaintop & Dr. King’s Economic Vision
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 5:00 pm

Areception and reflection on the anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s last speech, "I've Been to the Mountaintop,” which he delivered on April 3, the day before his assassination…

  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Recommended Event
Faculty Panel | Roberto Lugo / Orange and Black
Thursday, April 3, 2025, 5:30 pm

Join Carolyn M. Laferrière, the Museum’s associate curator of ancient Mediterranean art and Nathan Arrington, professor of art and archaeology and chair of Princeton’s Department of Art and…

Location
100 Arthur Lewis Auditorium, Robertson Hall
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
AAS Co-Sponsored Event
The Anti-Zionist Idea: History, Theory, and Politics
Friday, April 4, 2025

What are—what have been and what might yet be—alternatives and opposing visions to Zionism? How has anti-Zionism appeared in intellectual debates both within and outside of the Jewish community around…

  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
AAS Event
Co-Writing Lab
Friday, April 4, 2025, 10:00 am

The group will provide a shared space on campus for AAS faculty, visiting fellows, postdocs, and graduate students to gather for dedicated writing time each week. We envision the writing group as a way to facilitate writing productivity while building community among AAS scholars at various stages in their academic careers. 

Location
Barfield-Johnson Seminar Room, 201 Morrison Hall
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
Recommended Event
Macbeth in Stride
Friday, April 4, 2025, 8:00 pm

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar…

  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Recommended Event
Macbeth in Stride
Saturday, April 5, 2025, 8:00 pm

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar…

  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Recommended Event
Exploring Entrepreneurship as Resistance Among Black Women Street Vendors in Antebellum Charleston
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 12:30 pm

Black entrepreneurs have a history of overcoming great obstacles and creating something from nothing. All entrepreneurs and innovators share in the legacy of overcoming significant obstacles and of assembling finite resources. If you are an innovator or entrepreneur, these lectures and workshops are for you…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Recommended Event
Definitions of Race: Generational Differences
Wednesday, April 9, 2025, 7:00 pm

Princeton Diversity Discussions is the universities ongoing series of friendly and inclusive gatherings for discussing race-related issues, supported by the Princeton Club of Minnesota (PCMN), Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA), Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Native Alumni of Princeton (NAP), Asian American Alumni Association of Princeton (A4P), and 40+ associations, clubs, and classes…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Recommended Event
Reading James Baldwin through the Lens of Black Deaf and Disability Studies
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 4:30 pm

Join us for a public conversation with Dr. Rezenet Moges-Riedel on reading Baldwin through a Black Deaf and Disability Studies lens on Thursday, April 10. Dr. Moges-Riedel is an Assistant Professor…

Location
Aaron Burr Hall 219
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Recommended Event
Macbeth in Stride
Thursday, April 10, 2025, 8:00 pm

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar…

  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
AAS Event
Co-Writing Lab
Friday, April 11, 2025, 10:00 am

The group will provide a shared space on campus for AAS faculty, visiting fellows, postdocs, and graduate students to gather for dedicated writing time each week. We envision the writing group as a way to facilitate writing productivity while building community among AAS scholars at various stages in their academic careers. 

Location
Barfield-Johnson Seminar Room, 201 Morrison Hall
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
Recommended Event
Macbeth in Stride
Friday, April 11, 2025, 8:00 pm

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar…

  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Recommended Event
Macbeth in Stride
Saturday, April 12, 2025, 8:00 pm

What’s the story that framed you before you were even you? Macbeth in Stride, by Obie Award-winning theater artist Whitney White, employs the musical styles of rock, pop, gospel, and R&B to investigate some of the most familiar…

  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
AAS Co-Sponsored Event
Author Talk: Priya Vulchi'22 and Ruha Benjamin
Monday, April 14, 2025, 7:00 pm

From the co-author of Tell Me Who You Are and a TED speaker, a book that reveals the importance of friendship as a tool of social justice.

Friendship is good for your health. Studies show that loneliness is as deadly as smoking fifteen cigarettes a day. Still, we are…

Location
Princeton Public Library
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Recommended Event
Race and the Outdoors: Access and Activity
Monday, April 14, 2025, 9:00 pm

Princeton Diversity Discussions is the universities ongoing series of friendly and inclusive gatherings for discussing race-related issues, supported by the Princeton Club of Minnesota (PCMN), Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA), Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Native Alumni of Princeton (NAP), Asian American Alumni Association of Princeton (A4P), and 40+ associations, clubs, and classes…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
University Event
Visit AAS at Princeton Preview
Tuesday, April 15, 2025

All admitted students are invited to attend Princeton Preview, an on-campus program in April designed as an in-depth introduction to the many dimensions of academic and extracurricular life at Princeton…

Undergraduate
AAS Event
AY25 Faculty-Graduate Seminar: "The Black 1980s" ft. Heather Ann Thompson (University of Michigan)
Wednesday, April 16, 2025, 5:00 pm

The Faculty-Graduate seminar is an intimate intellectual community that comes together to discuss work in progress around a common theme across a wide range of disciplines. Our goal is to establish a small but intellectually diverse and committed group of scholars who will attend all meetings and engage in sustained discourse during the year.

Location
Hobson-Rogers Seminar Room, 104 Morrison Hall
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
AAS Co-Sponsored Event
Diplomacy in Action: Insights from Ambassador Téte António
Thursday, April 17, 2025, 4:30 pm

Join us for the second installment of the Africa Impact Lecture Series, a forum dedicated to amplifying the voices of impactful leaders from Africa who share their visions for sustainable development and humane living…

Location
Maeder Hall Auditorium 2
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
AAS Event
Co-Writing Lab
Friday, April 18, 2025, 10:00 am

The group will provide a shared space on campus for AAS faculty, visiting fellows, postdocs, and graduate students to gather for dedicated writing time each week. We envision the writing group as a way to facilitate writing productivity while building community among AAS scholars at various stages in their academic careers. 

Location
Barfield-Johnson Seminar Room, 201 Morrison Hall
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
AAS Event
AAS Spring Term Study Breaks
Friday, April 18, 2025, 3:00 pm

Join us in Morrison Hall's first-floor Gathering Space!

Take a breather and unwind with fellow students during these refreshing sessions. Don't miss out on the chance to recharge and connect. Food and beverages will be provided!

Location
Gathering Space, Morrison Hall
Undergraduate
Recommended Event
The Racial Capitaloscene and the Resurgence of Pioneer Species
Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 5:00 pm

As racial capitalism and the exploitation of natural and human resources sustain and perpetuate our current ecological condition, this talk asks what if the “answer” to climate catastrophe is decolonization…

Location
Princeton School of Architecture, Room N107
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Invite-only
AAS 2025 Alumni Mix & Mingle
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 2:00 pm

Join us for an evening of cherished memories, forging new connections, and celebrating the legacy of the Department of African American Studies at Princeton University. Food will be served, so please register so we know we can expect you. Register today and let's make this reunion one to remember!

 

Location
Morrison Hall
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
AAS Event
UBA Conversations: "Black Queer/Trans Studies Roundtable" with C. Riley Snorton and Marcus Lee
Wednesday, April 23, 2025, 5:00 pm

This insightful discussion will explore the intersections of Blackness, queerness, and trans identity, examining their impact on culture, history, and academia. Don't miss this opportunity to engage with leading scholars in the field.

Location
Morrison Hall
Public
AAS Event
Co-Writing Lab
Friday, April 25, 2025, 10:00 am

The group will provide a shared space on campus for AAS faculty, visiting fellows, postdocs, and graduate students to gather for dedicated writing time each week. We envision the writing group as a way to facilitate writing productivity while building community among AAS scholars at various stages in their academic careers. 

Location
Barfield-Johnson Seminar Room, 201 Morrison Hall
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
University Event
First-Year Fall Term Course Selection
Monday, April 28, 2025
Undergraduate
Recommended Event
Multiraciality: Developments and Trends
Monday, May 5, 2025, 9:00 pm

Princeton Diversity Discussions is the universities ongoing series of friendly and inclusive gatherings for discussing race-related issues, supported by the Princeton Club of Minnesota (PCMN), Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA), Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Native Alumni of Princeton (NAP), Asian American Alumni Association of Princeton (A4P), and 40+ associations, clubs, and classes…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
University Event
Princeton Research Day’s Tenth Anniversary
Thursday, May 8, 2025, 12:00 pm

Princeton Research Day celebrates the research and creative endeavors of the campus-wide community. The event serves as an opportunity for researchers and creators to reach across disciplines by communicating in non-specialist language about their research or creative work.

Now in its ninth consecutive year, the event highlights work from…

Location
Frist Campus Center
  • Alumni
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Public
  • Undergraduate
Recommended Event
Race in Corporate America: DEI and the C-Suite
Wednesday, May 14, 2025, 7:00 pm

Princeton Diversity Discussions is the universities ongoing series of friendly and inclusive gatherings for discussing race-related issues, supported by the Princeton Club of Minnesota (PCMN), Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA), Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Native Alumni of Princeton (NAP), Asian American Alumni Association of Princeton (A4P), and 40+ associations, clubs, and classes…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
AAS Event
2025 AAS Class Day Celebration & Reception
Monday, May 26, 2025

Join us on Monday, May 26, 2025 as we celebrate the achievements of our extraordinary graduates of the Class of 2025.

  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
Race and Sexuality: Queering Color
Wednesday, June 4, 2025, 7:00 pm

Princeton Diversity Discussions is the universities ongoing series of friendly and inclusive gatherings for discussing race-related issues, supported by the Princeton Club of Minnesota (PCMN), Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA), Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Native Alumni of Princeton (NAP), Asian American Alumni…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Race and Home: Sentiments and Constructs
Monday, June 9, 2025, 9:00 pm

Princeton Diversity Discussions is the universities ongoing series of friendly and inclusive gatherings for discussing race-related issues, supported by the Princeton Club of Minnesota (PCMN), Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA), Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Native Alumni of Princeton (NAP), Asian American Alumni…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Race and Colorism: Preferences and Products
Saturday, June 28, 2025, 9:00 pm

Princeton Diversity Discussions is the universities ongoing series of friendly and inclusive gatherings for discussing race-related issues, supported by the Princeton Club of Minnesota (PCMN), Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA), Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Native Alumni of Princeton (NAP), Asian American Alumni…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public
Race and Dating: Cultural Considerations
Wednesday, September 10, 2025, 7:00 pm

Princeton Diversity Discussions is the universities ongoing series of friendly and inclusive gatherings for discussing race-related issues, supported by the Princeton Club of Minnesota (PCMN), Association of Black Princeton Alumni (ABPA), Association of Latino Princeton Alumni (ALPA), Native Alumni of Princeton (NAP), Asian American Alumni…

Location
Online
  • Faculty & Staff
  • Graduate Affairs
  • Undergraduate
  • Alumni
  • Public

 


 

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