Turmoil in Temple’s African-American Studies Program Taking Its Toll - Higher Education

Turmoil in Temple’s African-American Studies Program Taking Its Toll - Higher Education: Drew Brown had several admission offers from prestigious doctoral programs across the country when he decided two years ago to further his graduate study.

But Temple University’s doctoral program in African-American studies quickly rose to the top of his list. Its esteemed faculty members, coupled with the school’s reputation as the first degree-granting doctoral program in African-American studies in the world, appealed to this native from Windsor Ontario, Canada, who has plans to one day become a university professor.

“It just seemed like a natural fit,” says Brown, whose mentor, Dr. Daniel Black—a rising academician at Clark Atlanta University—also earned his Ph.D. in African-American studies from Temple. “Students and graduates are doing cutting-edge research and scholarship.”