Dr. Victor O. Okafor was appointed Interim Department Head of the Department of African American Studies effective Fall 2007. He has been with the the University since 1995 and is the author of three books, chapters in several anthologies, as well as numerous journal articles.

Professor Ronald Woods is on developmental leave for Fall 2007 and will return in Winter 2008 as faculty.

The department hired three new adjunct lecturers for Fall 2007: Cassandra Turner, Angela Flounory, and Danson Lumumba Esese.

Ms. Latasha Hailey has been appointed as the Graduate Assistant for the Department of African American Studies for the 2007/08 academic year.