Administrative Staff
Shelly joined African & African-American Studies in the Spring of 2019. She acts as office manager, scheduling officer, and point of contact for faculty, staff, and students. She attended Baker University as a student and graduated with a business degree.
Zyrie is a Junior studying Social Welfare and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies. He works with the Sexual Assault Prevention and Education Center (SAPEC), and is involved in several on-campus activities and clubs.
While at The University of Kansas, Ethan plans to major in Secondary Education, focused in the area of History and Government. He is also involved in many clubs and organizations throughout the campus.
Faculty Administration
Cécile Accilien is Acting Chair of the African & African-American Studies department, in addition, she is an Associate Professor of Haitian Studies and Director of the Institute of Haitian Studies in the Department of African and African-American Studies. Her primary areas of interest include Haitian Studies, Gender Studies and Film Studies.
Clarence Lang is Professor of African and African-American Studies at The University of Kansas, and a former Langston Hughes Visiting Professor. He received his Ph.D. in History from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2004.
Liz MacGonagle is an African historian in the Departments of History and African & African American Studies. She is the Director of the Kansas African Studies Center (KASC). In her research, she crosses historical, geographical, and theoretical boundaries to link nation, culture, and ethnicity to processes of identity formation in African and Diasporan settings.
Committee Chairs
- Curriculum: Jennifer Hamer
- Evaluations:
- Student Honors: Tony Bolden
- Grievance: Dorthy Pennington
- Graduate: Shawn Alexander
- GTA: Shawn Alexander
