Two guest lecturers visited Professor Keith L. Walker's seminar, AAAS 88/From Diaspora Practices to Theory.
[more]"Since graduating from Dartmouth with a degree in African and African-American Studies, I went on to receive a Master's in Teaching Social Studies and a Master's in Non-Profit Management. I teach A.P. United States History at a high school in South Florida, and also started a nonprofit organization called DanceCrush Kids, Inc. Because of my studies in AAAS, everything I do comes from a perspective of cultural sensitivity and understanding. I tend to teach U.S.
[more]"After graduating, I taught 3rd grade at an all-girls charter elementary school in Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn for two years through Teach for America. My African and African American Studies major continues to serve me as I strive to think critically about the implicit values and explicit practices of our educational institutions. I am now applying to graduate programs in Clinical Psychology, through which I hope to learn how to best support all children and their families within and beyond the structure of schools.
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A faculty panel was held on the topic of "Teaching Why Black Lives Matter." AAAS-affiliated faculty Aimee Bahng and Abigail Neely were among the panelists.
[more]"After I graduated, my first position was as Assistant Director of Admissions at Dartmouth. I served as a liaison to the African American community and the Arts community. After being awarded the James B. Reynolds fellowship, I went back to Jamaica (where I was born) and completed my Masters in Cultural Studies at the University of the West Indies. My major in African and African American studies as well as the new skills I had gained from Admissions truly prepared me for my tenure in the Institute of Caribbean Studies and Reggae Studies Unit.
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