Committee

African Studies at Central Connecticut State University are under the direction of an African Studies Program Committee:

Oluwatoyin Awoderu

Director, Center for Africana Studies
Director, International Student & Scholar Services

Professor Felton Best

Philosophy Department
Director of African American Studies

Professor Dr. Elizabeth Clay

Anthropology Department

Professor Dr. Haile Eshe Cole

Geography, Anthropology, & Tourism
Program Coordinator, African Studies Program

Professor Dr. Gloria Emeagwali

History Department
Founding Coordinator, African Studies Program

Professor Sheri Fafunawa-Ndibe

Art & Design

Professor Reza Ghodsi

Engineering Department Chair

Professor Beverly Johnson 

English Department, African American Studies

Professor Dr. Peter Kweku Lemaire

Physics & Engineering Physics Department Chair

Professor Dr. Olusegun Sogunro

Educational Leadership & Instructional Technology

Professor Ravindra Thamma

Associate Dean
School of Engineering, Science, & Technology

Faculty Emeriti

Professor Ali Antar

Physics & Engineering Physics

Professor Carol Carter-Lowery

Educational Leadership & Instructional Technology

Professor Tennyson Darko

Information Technology Services

Professor Parker English

Philosophy Department

Professor Peter Kwaku Kyem

Geography, Anthropology, & Tourism

Professor C. Charles Mate-Kole

Psychological Science

Professor Olusegun Odesina

Computer Electronics & Graphics Technology 

Professor Peter Osei

Biology Department

Professor Warren Perry

Geography, Anthropology, & Tourism

Professor Evelyn Newman Phillips

Geography, Anthropology, & Tourism