On November 12, 2008, several faculty and a graduate student will hold a rountable discussion of the peaceful protest efforts that forced the University to establish a Black Studies unit on campus. The panelists will examine several competing narratives about the events surrounding the January 15, 1969 occupation of Morrill Hall. The panel will include professors Rose Brewer, Keith Mayes, Yuichiro Onishi, and John Wright of African American & African Studies, as well as Ph.D. candidate Alisha Volante of the History department.

On Friday, November 7, 2008, the department kicked off 40th Anniversary events with a youth conference, "Standing on the Shoulders of Giants." Information and commentary:

• conference agenda
  
• November 6, 2008 Minnesota Daily article
  
• November 8, 2008 St. Paul Pioneer Press article (also available as a pdf file that does not display the online slide-show)

Click HERE for the conference flyer.

Inside the October 2008 issue:

• welcome from the community outreach coordinator
  
• partnering in North Minneapolis
  
• alumni profile
  
• Obama Effect
  
• course spotlight
  
• faculty spotlight
  
• upcoming events
  
• quote of the month

Inside the August 2008 issue:

• staying connected
  
• a message from the chair
  
• keep us posted
  
• get involved
  
• faculty in the news
  
• community commitment
  
• "We Still Have a Charge to Keep"
  
• quote of the month