UM Regents OK African Studies Department

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The University of Michigan’s Center for Afroamerican and African Studies (CAAS), an institution founded in 1970, will be reorganized into the Deptartment for Afroamerican and African Studies, part of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts. UM regents approved the change at their Feb. 17, 2011 meeting. The new status aims to strengthen the undergraduate program, allow the unit to develop additional graduate studies, and aid in recruiting and promoting faculty. No financial costs are anticipated as a result of the change, which would take effect on Sept. 1, 2011.

This brief was filed from the regents boardroom in the Fleming administration building. A more detailed report will follow: [link]