Word: afros
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...aware of the fact that I was a pioneer," says Higginbotham, one of the most prominent scholars in Afro-American women's history, one of her passions since her days as a graduate student, before the field was as well-established as it is today...
However, others say Harvard has done well in building its Afro-American studies department and needs to expand its efforts to place minority professors in other fields so that all students, even those who might not take classes in Afro-American studies, see a minority in front of the class...
McKay charges that "just having the illustrious Professor Gates is not enough. [The University needs] faculty who work in other departments, not just Afro-American Studies...
McKay's point is underscored by the fact that many of the black male professors in FAS, as well as Higginbotham, teach in the Afro-American Studies department...
However, some people see the trajectory of the Afro-American studies department during Gates' tenure as a herald of things to come...