Africana Minor Working Group

Africana Studies is planning a minor!

Background:

Although there has been desire for an Africana minor for some time now, this goal became realizable when the Africana Studies program received a grant from Barnard's Mellon funded Race and Ethnicity Initiative  in 2008.   Significant changes to academic programs (such as a minor) must be approved first by the Committee on Instruction and then by a vote of the entire Barnard faculty.

Data

As part of our research, Africana Studies commissioned a report seeking models for such a minor amongst our peer institutions.  That report by Sydnie Mosley (BC '07) can be found here.

Our description of the major can be found here.

The form used to declare a minor can be seen viewed via download: minor form from registrar.pdf

Proposal

Our proposal can be found here.

A sample "Intent to Declare the Africana Minor" page can be found here.

Thanks to all of the students and faculty who came to our open meeting about the minor.  Your input is very much appreciated. The proposal is currently under consideration by the Committee on Instruction.