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In the future, portal courses will be taught by various faculty members on the Committee of Ethnic Studies. For example, Werner Sollors, Ethnic Studies Chair and professor in African and African American Studies, plans to teach “Literature of Migration and Ethnicity: The Case of the United States?...
Aside from drawing a wide range of professors from different departments and universities, the Committee on Ethnic Studies also represents the culmination of many interest groups and ideas. For years, various groups expressed interest in creating an Asian American Studies program, Latino American Studies program, and Native American Studies program...
Director of the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Studies Jaqueline Bhabha has been a leader in developing the human rights aspect of the program. She became involved in the Ethnic Studies Secondary in order to create an organized grouping for all human rights courses at the College.
The next project for the Committee is planning an Ethnic Studies conference which will include representatives from several schools in the Boston area. The event, slated for April 9, hopes to incorporate student papers, alumni panels, and a keynote speaker.
Bhabha expressed her interest in establishing a research or internship program through the Committee to further student involvement, while longer-term goals include building a full concentration and even an Ethnic Studies Department.