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Mission: Founded in 1969, the Africana Center works to enhance the
university’s academic mission to ensure that students of diverse African
descent have access to academic, cultural and student resources that encourage
and prepare them to be leaders for a wide range of professional experiences.
Working closely with academic departments, the Advising Deans, Student Services
personnel, the Office of Admissions, Career Services and Black Alumnae, the staff
of the Center provide valuable information, advice and services to students of
diverse backgrounds, ethnic affiliations, genders, sexual identities and
religious affiliations.
Additionally, the Africana Center works to implement programs designed to encourage
and support the intellectual and individual growth and awareness of all Tufts
Undergraduates. These programs include lectures, workshops, concerts and films,
as well as a range of additional activities and programming that reflect and
celebrate the intellectual and cultural tradition of people of African descent.
The Africana Center works to implement programs designed to encourage and support
the intellectual and individual growth and awareness of all Tufts Undergraduates.
These programs include lectures, workshops, concerts and films, as well as a range
of additional activities and programming that reflect and celebrate the intellectual
and cultural tradition of Black people in the Diaspora.
The Center also sponsors programs that promote an understanding of and respect for diversity,
multiculturalism and equity issues, including:
- The Black Women’s Collective and Black Men’s Group which meet weekly to discuss issues surrounding
sexual and cultural identity, racial identity, and the formation and maintenance of healthy relationships.
- A Peer Advisor and Orientation program in which upper-class students are assigned to work with
first-year students throughout the academic year.
- The Cape Cod Orientation Retreat for first year students that serves as a forum to address their
questions and concerns regarding life on Tufts’ campus for students of African descent.
Resources: The Center serves as a resource for student organizations including; the Pan African Alliance (PAA),
the Caribbean Club, African Student Organization (ASO), BlackOut, Envy, Emerging Black Leaders Symposium (EBLS),
National Society for Black Engineers (NSBE), ONYX literary magazine, and the residential unit, Capen House.
In addition, the Center works with the coordinators of the Tufts in Ghana program and the Black Alumni
Association.
For more information regarding student organizations, please visit
the
Office for Campus Life.
The Africana Center is Located at 8 Professors Row on the 1st Floor. The second and third floors of the
building serve as a living and learning space (Capen House) for undergraduates who reside in the house during
the academic year. These students are selected each year to live in the dorm and work as a community to complete
individual and group projects which celebrate the rich cultural heritage of people of African descent.
The Africana Center is open Monday – Friday, 9:00am to 7:00pm. Weekends as scheduled.
Office Staff
Katrina Moore, Director
Denise Phillips, Coordinator of Programs and Special Projects
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