blazers9911
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RE: UAB Falls Short on Diversity
(12-30-2013 09:32 PM)dfarr Wrote: So why is there a whole department for african american studies? Why can't it just be a history or sociology degree with a focus on a certain type of history or culture? Is an entire department really needed?
I've often wondered the same thing.
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RE: UAB Falls Short on Diversity
(12-30-2013 09:32 PM)dfarr Wrote: So why is there a whole department for african american studies? Why can't it just be a history or sociology degree with a focus on a certain type of history or culture? Is an entire department really needed?
It's not a whole department, it's a "program". There's no chair, it's led by a "director" who makes much less than a chair. The faculty generally are adjuncts to the AAS program and primarily teach elsewhere. The last director I know of was a professor in the School of Business or something like that. At least in the past I think the only full time staff was the director and a secretary, and the secretary was shared with another department or two.
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UAB Falls Short on Diversity
