Faculty
| Name | Contact | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Keletso Atkins Professor Emerita |
872 Social Sciences 612-624-9847 atkin013@umn.edu |
Africa, African diasporic studies |
| Rose Brewer Professor |
839 Social Sciences 612-624-9305 brewe001@umn.edu |
Social and behavioral sciences, public policy and development, African diasporic studies |
| Victoria Coifman Assistant Professor |
825 Social Sciences 612-624-5709 coifm001@umn.edu |
Africa, African diasporic studies |
| Njeri Githire Associate Professor |
848 Social Sciences 612-625-1687 ngithire@umn.edu |
African artistic and cultural production, African diasporic studies |
| Keith Mayes Associate Professor |
827 Social Sciences 612-624-5202 mayes@umn.edu |
African American history, social and behavioral sciences; public policy |
| Tade Okediji Professor |
868 Social Sciences 612-624-8957 tokediji@umn.edu |
Social and behavioral sciences, public policy and development, Africa and African diasporic studies |
| Yuichiro Onishi Associate Professor |
874 Social Sciences 612-625-0513 ohni0001@umn.edu |
African American history, Asian American studies, African diaspora studies |
| Terrion Williamson Associate Professor |
852 Social Sciences 612-626-7587 tlwillia@umn.edu |
African American literature, cultural studies, black feminist theory |
| John Wright Professor Emeritus |
883 Social Sciences 612-624-0845 wrigh003@umn.edu |
African American literature, art, and history; Africa and African diasporic studies |
| Josef Woldense Assistant Professor |
878 Social Sciences 612-624-0362 jwoldens@umn.edu |
Elite politics; authoritarian regimes, African political institutions and social network analysis |
Instructors
| Name | Contact | Specialty |
|---|---|---|
| Said Ahmed Teaching Specialist |
823 Social Sciences 612-624-8571 ahme0039@umn.edu |
African languages (Somali) |
| Angaluki Muaka Teaching Specialist |
856 Social Sciences 612-625-0185 muaka@umn.edu |
African Languages (Swahili), African diasporic studies |
| Yolanda Williams Intructor |
836 Social Sciences 612-624-0122 willi233@umn.edu |
African American literature, art, and history |