Why Wooster?

› The College of Wooster has maintained a longstanding commitment to diversity. For more than 30 years, Africana Studies courses have helped prepare Wooster graduates to succeed in a multicultural world. Africana studies concentrators can choose interdisciplinary courses on topics ranging from Black Nationalism to the Black religious experience to Africana art to the history of African Americans. The small-college atmosphere facilitates informal conversation between students and faculty as well as among students.

› Africana Studies welcomes double majors and minors and supports the academic needs of those who pursue more than one area of inquiry at the college. Off-campus study locations include South America and Africa. The department encourages its majors to participate in the Great Lakes Colleges Association Philadelphia Center and the Urban Studies Semester.

› The Department of Africana Studies cooperates with other college programs and departments and sponsors special campus events throughout the academic year. The department conducts the Africana Studies Seminar, which brings to campus distinguished scholars and civil activists to speak on topics related to Africa and the African Diaspora.

Life After Wooster

A major in Africana Studies makes graduates attractive to graduate schools, companies, and other institutions that are focusing on diversity. It can lead to or support careers in a variety of areas, including law, education, and business. Dan Turner ’94 focused on Africana Studies for an M.A. at Temple University before earning a law degree at Howard University. Erik Haakonsen ’93, a double major in English and Africana Studies at Wooster, earned an M.A. in teaching at Sacred Heart University and joined his high school alma mater as a multicultural specialist.