About the Program

Rooted in a long history of emancipatory and egalitarian political visions created by Black people throughout Africa and the diaspora, the Africana Studies Program affirms, argues for, and studies the full and complete humanity of Black people. In this academic major and minor, students learn to understand the Black radical tradition of resistance that has been nurtured over many generations in the face of systems of racial domination and exploitation.
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Black Publics / Lived Experience

Lehigh’s Africana Studies program has been awarded a prestigious $500,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency that funds high-quality research, education and public programs at colleges and universities, museums and other institutions across the United States.

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The three-to-one matching grant, announced in December, will require Lehigh to raise $1.5 million over the next five years. The funds will be used to create an endowment to expand the Africana Studies program at Lehigh, including enhancing curriculum, increasing public humanities initiatives and strengthening the program’s community partnerships to further explore public concerns and social justice issues related to race, politics, gender, religion and other areas. 

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NEH Visiting Fellows

With the support of the NEH Public Humanities Visiting Fellows Endowment Fund, Lehigh University’s Africana Studies Program is pleased to welcome visiting fellows to engage with the faculty, staff, students, and local community for two-week residencies. Fellows provide public lectures and/or performances, conduct workshops, and visit classes, among other activities.

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Lehigh’s Africana Studies program has been awarded a prestigious $500,000 challenge grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, an independent federal agency that funds high-quality research, education and public programs at colleges and universities, museums and other institutions across the United States.

- See more here

The three-to-one matching grant, announced in December, will require Lehigh to raise $1.5 million over the next five years. The funds will be used to create an endowment to expand the Africana Studies program at Lehigh, including enhancing curriculum, increasing public humanities initiatives and strengthening the program’s community partnerships to further explore public concerns and social justice issues related to race, politics, gender, religion and other areas. 

Read more about programs that will be funded through the NEH Challenge grant