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...Imagine coming into a department, having no idea what it would look like—for me that was a wonderful challenge to be part of a building process,” Higginbotham recalls. “I feel honored to be able to take the helm from a leader such as Skip Gates but also to be part of a new dream...
...Higginbotham, a former director of undergraduate studies in the Af-Am department, is known for her academic and advising talents. Indeed, she told The Crimson in a March 22, 1994 article that “If there is a tension in my life it’s because I have always tended to spend a lot of time with students, and I realize that I need to balance that with my right to do my work.” In her newest role, the tension will “probably be business as usual for me,” said...
These days, the two have been talking about an alumni network Higginbotham plans on establishing. The network is part of a broader focus on community-based learning. Higginbotham, whose late husband A. Leon Higginbotham was a federal judge and an international mediator for South Africa’s first post-apartheid elections in 1994, wants students to be introduced to “careers that are successful and also do good—careers that clearly will support them and make them feel they can pay back their college loans, but at the same time are careers that make...
Among her goals, Higginbotham hopes to organize a symposium on health careers, encourage students in African studies to think about global health issues academically and in application, and find ways for students to join healthcare projects. Noting a surge in interest for African languages—the department ran out of food and seats at their open house for the languages program—Higginbotham wants to emphasize the linguistic portion of the department. And she wants to see more collaboration with Harvard’s other schools...
...Gates’ first hires, Higginbotham arrived while he was expanding what would become widely known as the most prestigious Af-Am program...