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...have always planned that when we had the faculty in place and the undergraduate program settled we would move towards a graduate program," said K. Anthony Appiah, professor of Afro-American Studies and Philosophy. "We've had a fair amount of demand...
...Appiah explained that as the number of programs in African-American studies has grown across the nation, a gap has been left in qualified teachers to fill their faculties...
...drop rule" has long been an issue for mixed-race people. This convention refers to the belief that if a person has a single black ancestor, he or she is black, according to Appiah...
...look a certain way, you don't have much choice," says Appiah, adding that it won't help to say "No, no, I'm mixed-race!" if someone is chasing you in the street because you are black...
...There's been an increase in the number of people who want to resist the one-drop rule," Appiah says, pointing to people like golf star Tiger Woods, who says he shouldn't be defined by only one race...