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AAAS Professor Jamaica Kincaid's Novel "Lucy" featured in The New York Times

March 27, 2024

On March 2, 2024, The New York Times published an article titled: Two Books about Lovable Unlikable People featuring the novel Lucy by AAAS Professor Jamaica Kincaid. The full article can be read on The New York Times website.

Harvard Announces Black Film Project in Partnership with the Smithsonian

February 12, 2024

On February 1, 2024, Harvard announced the establishment of the Black Film Project with AAAS Professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr serving as director. The initiative partners with the Smithsonian to celebrate filmmakers focusing on Black history and culture...

AAAS Professor Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Featured on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon

January 31, 2024

On January 19, 2024, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon aired an episode featuring AAAS Professor and Hutchins Center Director Dr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. Professor Gates discussed his recent appearance on “ The Simpsons” as well as his genealogy series...

Dozens Gather to Celebrate AAAS Professor and Hiphop Archive & Research Institute Founder Marcyliena Morgan

January 31, 2024

Last month, the Tsai Auditorium hosted a symposium celebrating linguistic anthropologist Marcyliena Morgan, founding director of the Hiphop Archive & Research Institute at the Hutchins Center for African & African American Research. The symposium featured...

AAAS concentrator Harmoni Turner profiled in the Harvard Gazette

January 31, 2024

On January 29, 2024, The Harvard Gazette published an article titled “Being Her Own Hero - With a Hand Up” featuring AAAS concentrator Harmoni Turner. The article chronicles the challenges and triumphs throughout Turner’s life and highlights the...

AAAS Professor Sarah Lewis has Piece Featured in the Washington Post

January 31, 2024

On January 14, 2024, The Washington Post published an article written by AAAS Professor Sarah Lewis titled “ How We Learn to See History: a Case Study at the National Cathedral”. Lewis describes how our racial history is seen and re-seen with each...

AAAS Professor Tracy K. Smith Featured in Time Magazine's 'Best New Books to Read in November'

November 05, 2023

On Tuesday, October 31st, Time Magazine published an article titled ' Here Are the 9 New Books You Should Read in November' featuring AAAS Professor Tracy K Smith's upcoming personal manifesto To Free The Captives: A Plea for the American Soul. To Free...

AAAS Professor Vijay Iyer Featured in Rolling Stone's 'The Best Albums of 2023'

November 05, 2023

On Wednesday, November 1st, Rolling Stone published an article titled ' The Best Albums of 2023 So Far' featuring the album Love in Exile by AAAS Professor Vijay Iyer's musical trio. The full article can be read on Rolling Stone's website.

AAAS Professor George Aumoithe Launches New Website for Lecture Series 'A Black History of Electronic Dance Music'

October 28, 2023

Professor George Aumoithe (History / AAAS) recently launched a new website for the lecture series: A Black History of Electronic Dance Music. The website features live streams of the lecture series as well as recordings of previous lectures. A Black...

AAAS Professor Imani Perry Receives MacArthur Genius Grant

October 18, 2023

On October 4, 2023, AAAS Professor Imani Perry was announced as a recipient of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation's 2023 'Genius Grant', which celebrates talented individuals who have shown extraordinary originality and dedication in their...

Artist Kerry James Marshall Donates Portrait of AAAS Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. to Cambridge University

October 18, 2023

On Monday, October 2, 2023, renowned artist Kerry James Marshall unveiled a new portrait of AAAS Professor and Hutchins Center Director Henry Louis Gates Jr. in recognition of his outstanding achievements as an author, scholar, historian and film-maker...

AAAS Professor Daniel Agbiboa to Present at Yale University

September 18, 2023

Professor Daniel Agbiboa has been invited to speak at Yale University on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at the Macmillian Political Violence and its Legacies (PVL) Workshop. Professor Agbiboa will be presenting 'Our Grief Has Turned to Anger': An Effective Re...