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...Afro-Am observers say Gates wants to find out the ins and outs, learn the culture of the faculty, and he wants to find out how things are done. He is, says Gomes, taking a crash course in the University...
...Afro-Am, In: Women's Studies...
After overseeing what has been billed as the rebirth of Afro-American Studies and helping Harvard land Duke University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., Afro-Am Chair Barbara E. Johnson this year agreed to assume the chair of the Women's Studies Department next year...
While Women's Studies--coming from a generally positive five-year review by the Faculty--is not in Afro-Am-style dire straits, Johnson will oversee a transition period. Current Chair Olwen Hufton will be on sabbatical next year, and Senior Tutor Alexandra Owen will accept a lifetime appointment at Northwestern University...
...University made 22 senior appointments this year, including several in Afro-American Studies and History, which have been lacking faculty in recent years...