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Dr. Xochitl Shuru
Dr. Xochitl Shuru has been a professor of Spanish in the Department of Foreign Language for two decades. Shuru received her doctorate from the University of New Mexico. Shuru teaches the Spanish capstone, SPAN-440W, which is an elective for the AAAS…
Dr. Edward Onaci
A picture of Dr. Edward Onaci (History professor and AAAS professor).
"Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice" Film Flyer
“Ida B. Wells: A Passion for Justice” was a film screening one presented by the African American Africana Studies on March 13, 2012 in Pfahler Auditorium. This was a transitional time for the program as the most recent coordinator of the program, Dr.…
" What is Africa to me?"
On April 22, 2013, Ursinus students, faculty and friends came together to discuss one question: “what is Africa to me?”. Light refreshments were served as the dialogue invited those in attendance to join featured guest Will Godfrey ’13, Liora Mor…
"Dragging the Black Church"
Since the AAAS program was without a budget until 2015, “Dragging the Black Church” was one of the first events hosted by the AAAS program to receive funding from the Arts and Lectures Committee. This allowed for AAAS to invite guest lecturer Rachel…
" Mice, Chickens, Gorillias… oh Maud!"
Dr. Eve Dunbar is an Associate Professor of English at Vassar College. She was the AAAS Guest lecturer on November 13, 2015 in Pfahler Auditorium. Dr. Dunbar’s talk, “Mice, Chickens, Gorillas… Oh, Maud!” had the audience rethink what it means to be…
"Dare to Struggle: Education & U.S. Black Communities"
The AAAS program hosted the African American & Africana Studies Guest Lecture series starting in 2016. Dr. Michelle Holder ‘03, Heather Johnson ’07, and Donheen Boone ‘14 returned to Ursinus November 3, 2016 to be part of “Dare to Struggle: Education…
Mark Palacio: Afro-Latinos in Nicaragua and Belize
AAAS and Latin American Studies programs invited Mark Palacio to speak Afro-Latinos communities in Nicaragua and Belize on April 19, 2016. While the term Afro-Latin was coined in the late 70’s, it has gained popularity over years and refers to Latina…
Stamped from the Beginning Book Tour
The AAAS program encouraged students across campus to attend a lecture by Dr. Ibram X Kendi. Dr. Kendi, an assistant professor of African American history at the University of Florida is of the most well-known speakers the program has invited to…
"Circuits of Blood and Stone: On Enslaved Test Subject and the History of Gynecology"
In 2017, The African American and Africana Studies guest Lecture Series was renamed the Rev. Charles Rice Speaker Series. Dr. Nicole Ivy’s lecture, “Circuits of Blood and Stone: On Enslaved Test Subjects and the History of Gynecology” was the first…