Learn more about the 2025 Summer Institute here

This eight-day Summer Institute welcomed St. Louis metropolitan region high school teachers who either incorporate aspects of Black culture, history, and literature in their courses or teach at a school that offers or plans to offer the AP/African American Studies course.  During the institute, St. Louis was the focal point for various themes and topics related to African and African American Studies.            

The Institute is an ongoing program that will continue to:

1.  expose teachers to Washington University scholars with expertise in African and African American Studies to deepen their knowledge of the field,
2.  give teachers access to and knowledge about resources in Olin Library, particularly the Special Collections holdings such as the Hampton Archives and the recently acquired Charles Johnson collection, and 
3.  support teachers in developing content and instructional activities for incorporating Black Studies lessons into their courses.

Morning & Afternoon Sessions: 

Each day of the Institute was divided into a morning session (9:00 AM—12:00 PM), lunch, and an afternoon session (1:30 PM—4:00 PM). The morning session featured a presentation by a Washington University scholar on a specific theme or subject relevant to the Institute. The afternoon session featured a presentation or a field trip to a relevant St. Louis or on-campus site.

Closing Sessions: 

During the closing sessions, teachers presented ideas for incorporating information from the institute into their future lesson plans or classes.

Questions? Contact us 

Applications for 2024 are Closed.  The portal will reopen in February 2025. To join our mailing list, click here.

 

 

 

Our Sponsors:

The Department of African & African American Studies

Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2)

Dean's Office of Arts & Sciences

Department of Education

The Interdisciplinary Program in Urban Studies & Center on Urban Research & Public Policy 

The WashU & Slavery Project

 

 

 

Dr. Marlon Bailey

_{^{Associate Chair & Professor, African & African American Studies, Women, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Performing Arts (Affiliate), Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity and Equity (Affiliate), Co-Director of Graduate Studies}}

 

Dr. Rudolph Clay

^{_{AFAS Subject Librarian, Senior Lecturer in African American Studies}}

 

 

Dr. Gerald Early 

^{_{Merle Kling Professor of Modern Letters, English & African & African American Studies}}

 

Dr. Lauren Eldridge Stewart

  ^{_{Assistant Professor, Ethnomusicology, Performing Arts (Affiliate),  African & African American Studies (Affiliate)}}

 

Dr. Mike Higgins

^{_{Pastor Emeritus, Retired Dean of Students, Covenant Theological Seminary,  Retired Army Chaplain Veteran}}

 

Dr. Zachary Manditch-Prottas

 ^{_{Lecturer, African & African American Studies, American Culture Studies}}

 

Dr. Raven Maragh-Lloyd

  ^{_{Assistant Professor, African & African American Studies, Film & Media Studies}}

 

 

Dr. John Mundell

  ^{_{Postdoctoral Fellow, African & African American Studies}} 

 

Dr. Shanti Parikh

^{_{Chair & Professor, African & African American Studies, Professor, Sociocultural Anthropology}} 

 

 Dr. Tim Parsons

 ^{_{Professor, History & African & African American Studies}}

 

 Dr. Kelly Schmidt

 ^{_{Reparative Public Historian & Lecturer, Special Collections Management Research Associate, WashU & Slavery Project}}

 

Dr. Christopher Tinson

 ^{_{Chair, African American Studies (SLU), Associate Professor, History}}

 

Dr. Geoff Ward

^{_{Professor, African & African American Studies, Sociology (Affiliate),  American Culture Studies (Affiliate), Director, WashU & Slavery Project, Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity (CRE2)}}

 

Summer Institute Visiting Sites 

Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries

St. Louis National Blues Museum 

Greenwood Cemetery Preservation Association

St. Louis Riverfront Adventures

The Black Rep