Temple University’s Africology and African American Studies Adds Four Faculty Members

There are four new faculty members in the department of Africology and African American studies in the College of Liberal Arts at Temple University in Philadelphia.

Ifetayo Flannery previously served on the faculty at San Francisco State University. She currently serves as the executive director for the DISA (Diopian Institute for Scholarly Advancement) International Conference. Her research is focused on Black psychology. A native of Atlanta, Dr. Flannery is a graduate of Georgia State University. She earned her Ph.D. at Temple University.

Kimani Nehusi is a native of Georgetown in Guyana. He specializes in the history and culture of the African world, the Caribbean, and ancient Egyptian languages. Before joining the faculty at Temple, Dr. Nehusi taught at the Univerity of East London.  He holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Guyana and a Ph.D. in history from Univerity College London.

Reynaldo Anderson is a native of Okinawa in Japan. His father was was a military intelligence officer in the Air Force during the Vietnam War. After graduating from high school in Maryland, Dr. Anderson earned a bachelor’s degree at historically Black Jackson State University in Mississippi. He went on to obtain a master’s degree at Oklahoma State University and a Ph.D. at the University of Nevada-Lincoln.

Nah Dove, a native of London, teaches courses on the Black woman, the Black child, the Black family, ethnographic research, and theories and methods in African American studies. Her father was born in Ghana. Dr. Dove holds a bachelor’s degree in sociology from the University of North London. She holds a master’s degree in sociology from the University of London and a Ph.D. in American studies from the State University of New York.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply

Get the JBHE Weekly Bulletin

Receive our weekly email newsletter delivered to your inbox

Latest News

Oakwood University Wins 2024 Honda Campus All-Star Challenge

The Honda All-Star Challenge is an annual academic competition for students and faculty at historically Black colleges and universities. This year's top finisher, Oakwood University, received a $100,000 grant for their win.

Eight Black Scholars Appointed to New Faculty Positions

Here is this week’s roundup of African Americans who have been appointed to new faculty positions at colleges and universities throughout the United States. If you have news for our appointments section, please email the information to contact@jbhe.com.

MIT Launches HBCU Science Journalism Fellowship

The new HBCU Science Journalism Fellowship will provide students from Howard University, Hampton University, Florida A&M University, Morgan State University, and North Carolina A&T State University with hands-on training and individualized mentorship to develop their journalistic skills.

Two Black Scholars Named American Economic Association Distinguished Fellows

The American Economic Association has named William Darity Jr. and Margaret Simms as 2024 Distinguished Fellows in recognition of their prominent careers in advancing the field of economics and advocating for economic equality.

Featured Jobs