African and African Diaspora Studies (AADS)

FIU History professor selected as 2021 MAAH Stone Book Award finalist

Posted on November 22, 2021 at 10:06 am.

Written by Green School of International and Public Affairs

FIU Assistant Professor of History Dan Royles has been chosen as a 2021 MAAH (Museum of African American History) Stone Book Award finalist, receiving a $10,000 award for his book To Make the Wounded Whole: The African American Struggle against HIV/AIDS. To Make the Wounded Whole offers the first comprehensive history of African American AIDS […]

Valerie Patterson named director of African and African Diaspora Studies

Posted on September 10, 2020 at 1:34 pm.

Written by Green School of International and Public Affairs

It is our pleasure to announce that Dr. Valerie Patterson, clinical professor in the Department of Public Policy and Administration, has been named director of the African and African Diaspora Studies Program (AADS) at FIU. Dr. Patterson replaces Dr. Percy Hintzen, who has led the program since 2016. The Green School thanks Dr. Hintzen for […]