Department of Black Studies Archives

Philip V. McHarris, author of "Beyond Policing," standing and looking off-camera and framed by part of the Frederick Douglass–Susan B. Anthony Memorial Bridge in the background.

Society & Culture

October 24, 2024 | 01:02 pm

Imagining a world without police

A new book by Philip V. McHarris envisions a future where safety is not synonymous with policing, but rather prevention.

topics: Department of Black Studies, Philip McHarris, research finding, School of Arts and Sciences,

Society & Culture

December 19, 2023 | 08:30 am

University of Rochester receives Mellon Foundation grant to hire Black studies faculty

The $3M in funding will help advance innovative and strategic faculty hiring in the Department of Black Studies.

topics: Department of Black Studies, research funding, School of Arts and Sciences,

University News

September 21, 2023 | 01:43 pm

Department of Black Studies welcomes new faculty

Jordan Ealey and Philip V. McHarris bring their scholarly expertise in Black creativity and Black geographies to Rochester.

topics: Department of Black Studies, featured-post-side, Jordan Ealey, Philip McHarris, School of Arts and Sciences,

Jeffrey McCune with a microphone at a podium between two pop-up banners that say Frederick Douglass Institute & Department of Black Studies.

University News

November 8, 2022 | 03:25 pm

University of Rochester establishes Department of Black Studies

President Sarah Mangelsdorf says Rochester embraces Black issues as subjects of academic study.

topics: Department of Black Studies, Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies, Jeffrey McCune Jr., School of Arts and Sciences,

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Imagining a world without police

University of Rochester receives Mellon Foundation grant to hire Black studies faculty

Department of Black Studies welcomes new faculty

University of Rochester establishes Department of Black Studies