Robert Jefferson Named Director of Africana Studies at the University of New Mexico

Robert+Jefferson_thmbRobert Jefferson was named director of the Africana studies program at the University of New Mexico. He will begin his new role on July 1. Currently, he is an associate professor in the history department at the University of Alabama Birmingham and has led the African American studies program at the university. Before joining the faculty at the University of Alabama Birmingham, he was an associate professor in the history department at Xavier University.

JeffersonBookProfessor Jefferson is the author of Fighting for Hope: African American Troops of the 93d Infantry Division in World War II and Postwar America (Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009). He is currently working on a new book with the title The Color of Disability: Vasco Hale and Twentieth Century America.

Dr. Jefferson is a graduate of Elon University in North Carolina, where he majored in political science. He holds a master’s degree from Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, and a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Michigan.

Related Articles

1 COMMENT

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

California State University Sacramento Launches Black Honors College

Officially launching for the fall 2024 semester, the Black Honors College will support students from all backgrounds who study Black history, life, and culture by providing them with a specialized curriculum and mentoring opportunities.

Higher Education Gifts or Grants of Interest to African Americans

Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.

In Memoriam: Norman B. Anderson, 1955-2024

Dr. Anderson was the assistant vice president for research and academic affairs at Florida State University at the time of his death. He had an extensive career in clinical psychology, which led him to become the first African American chief executive officer of the American Psychological Association.

Georgia State University Launches Program to Support Black Women in Tech

While Black women account for roughly 29 percent of the Georgia State University undergradaute student body, they represent only 10 percent of the university's computer science majors and 18 percent of the computer information systems majors.

Featured Jobs