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Marlon M. Bailey

Marlon M.
Bailey

Professor of African and African American Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Faculty Affiliate in the Performing Arts Department and the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity Associate Chair
Co-Director of Graduate Studies
(On Leave Fall '25)
Kia Lilly Caldwell

Kia Lilly
Caldwell

Professor of African & African American Studies Courtesy appointment at the Brown School of Social Work
(On Leave Fall '25)
Rudolph Clay

Rudolph
Clay

Head of Library Diversity Initiatives & Outreach Senior Lecturer in African American Studies
AFAS Subject Librarian
El Hadji Samba Amadou Diallo

El Hadji Samba Amadou
Diallo

Senior Lecturer in African and African American Studies
​Gerald Early

​Gerald
Early

​Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters , Professor of African & African American Studies & English
Tomos Evans

Tomos
Evans

Assistant Professor, Art History and Archaeology and African and African American Studies Associate Director of Graduate Studies
Jonathan Fenderson

Jonathan​
Fenderson

​Associate Professor of African and African American Studies
Ron Himes

Ron
Himes

Henry E. Hampton, Jr. Artist-in-Residence
Zachary Manditch-Prottas

Zachary
Manditch-Prottas

Senior Lecturer in African and African American Studies and American Culture Studies
Raven Maragh-Lloyd

Raven
Maragh-Lloyd

Associate Professor of African and African American Studies and Film and Media Studies
William J. Maxwell

William J.
Maxwell

Fannie Hurst Professor of Creative Literature , Professor of English and African and African American Studies
Thembelani (Themba) Mbatha

Thembelani (Themba)
Mbatha

Assistant Professor of African & African American Studies Assistant Professor of English (Courtesy Affiliate)
Dwight A. McBride

Dwight A.
McBride

Gerald Early Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies, Professor of English
Executive Director of CRE2,
Senior Advisor to the Chancellor
Sowande’​ Mustakeem

Sowande’​
Mustakeem

​Associate Professor of History and of African and African-American Studies
​Mungai Mutonya

​Mungai
Mutonya

Teaching Professor in African and African American Studies Kenya Summer Program Coordinator
Bronwyn Nichols Lodato

Bronwyn
Nichols Lodato

Assistant Professor, Education & African & African American Studies
​Shanti Parikh

​Shanti
Parikh

Chair of African and African-American Studies Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology and of African and African-American Studies
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​Timothy
Parsons

​Professor of History and of African and African-American Studies
Kelly Schmidt

Kelly
Schmidt

Reparative Public Historian and Lecturer, Special Collections Management Research Associate, WashU & Slavery Project
Samuel Shearer

Samuel
Shearer

Assistant Professor of African and African American Studies
Geoff Ward

Geoff
Ward

Professor of African and African American Studies Director, WashU & Slavery Project,
Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2)

Marlon M.  Bailey

  • Professor of African and African American Studies, Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies, and Faculty Affiliate in the Performing Arts Department and the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity
  • Associate Chair
    Co-Director of Graduate Studies
    (On Leave Fall '25)

McMillan Hall 231

Kia Lilly  Caldwell

  • Professor of African & African American Studies
  • Courtesy appointment at the Brown School of Social Work
    (On Leave Fall '25)

 

Rudolph  Clay

  • Head of Library Diversity Initiatives & Outreach
  • Senior Lecturer in African American Studies
    AFAS Subject Librarian

 

Tomos  Evans

  • Assistant Professor, Art History and Archaeology and African and African American Studies
  • Associate Director of Graduate Studies

Kemper 10B; McMillan 247

Dwight A.  McBride

  • Gerald Early Distinguished Professor of African & African American Studies,
  • Professor of English
    Executive Director of CRE2,
    Senior Advisor to the Chancellor

McMillan Hall 240

​Shanti  Parikh

  • Chair of African and African-American Studies
  • Professor of Sociocultural Anthropology and of African and African-American Studies

McMillan Hall 224

Kelly  Schmidt

  • Reparative Public Historian and Lecturer, Special Collections Management Research Associate, WashU & Slavery Project

Busch 107 and McMillan Hall 230

Geoff  Ward

  • Professor of African and African American Studies
  • Director, WashU & Slavery Project,
    Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2)

McMillan Hall 237