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“The field of African-American studies enjoys a diversity of approaches, but to me the most sophisticated departments combine the principles of traditional scholarship with the commitment to expanding the world’s knowledge about the African-American community,” says DuBois Professor of...
Wamba was eulogized by a number of close friends and family members, including DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr. and Wamba’s Harvard classmates.
Through Hammonds’ appointment, Harvard is attempting to broaden its intellectual reach, increase the diversity of the Faculty and rebuild the Afro-American studies department, says Henry Louis Gates Jr., chair of Afro-American studies and DuBois professor of the humanities.
But with West’s departure to Princeton this summer, the class—under the new direction of DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry L. “Skip” Gates, Jr.—saw its enrollment plummet to 91 students.
At Harvard, Wamba found a mentor in DuBois Professor of the Humanities Henry Louis “Skip” Gates Jr., who later hired him to edit Africana.com, the website that culminated Gates’ efforts to spread understanding of African cultures.