U-M Department of Afroamerican and African Studies

05/29/2026

🎓 Hail to the DAAS Class of 2026! Check out highlights from this year’s commencement ceremony: https://myumi.ch/jZNGq

📸: Michigan Photography

05/29/2026

🌟 Congratulations to Derek Peterson, Ali Mazrui Collegiate Professor of Afroamerican and African Studies, on his election to the prestigious American Academy of Arts & Sciences! https://myumi.ch/pgDGX

05/22/2026

DAAS making news! LSA Magazine highlights our classroom visit from civil rights attorney Ron Ginsburg:

Speaking truth to power is not always easy, but a visitor to an LSA class on the Civil Rights Movement tells students why standing up for what is right matters.

04/21/2026

🌟 Two DAAS faculty members have been recognized as Honored Instructors by U-M Housing: Lecturer II Gabriel Ayoola and Teaching Prof. Scott Ellsworth! Honored Instructors are nominated by residential students for their positive impact. Congratulations, Drs. Ayoola and Ellsworth, on receiving this recognition from your students!

04/14/2026

🎓 Time to celebrate the DAAS class of 2026! DAAS graduation = Friday, May 1 from 1–3 p.m. in the UMMA: University of Michigan Museum of Art auditorium, followed by lunch in the courtyard. Students: RSVP by April 27! Details: https://myumi.ch/jJpPQ

04/07/2026

🎤 Join us tomorrow (Wednesday, 4/8) for our last Faculty Forum of the academic year! David Doris, associate professor with DAAS, History of Art, and the Stamps School of Art & Design, will deliver a talk titled “A Natural History of Immortality (Fragment).” Join us at 12 p.m. in the DAAS conference room (4701 Haven Hall)!