Courses & Resources

Courses & Resources: Overview

The Center for African American Studies offers a wide range of courses taught by some of the most distinguished, knowledgeable and dedicated faculty members found anywhere in the country. From large lectures to more intimate seminars, all of our course offerings provide students with opportunities to explore the impact of race on life and institutions in national and global contexts.

The center also offers resources to support teaching and research that infuse issues of race in America across the University's curriculum.
Professor Cornel West

Cornel West, the Class of 1943 University Professor of Religion, leads the freshman seminar "The Tragic, the Comic, and the Political."