October 16, 1998

Duke Gathers Stars for African-American-Studies Program; Former Law-School Deans Congregate at Boston College; Cornell to Fill Posts in Southeast-Asian Languages Program

By CHRISTOPHER SHEA and KATHERINE S. MANGAN

Duke University's African- and African-American-studies program -- which was just upgraded to full department status -- is wasting no time gathering a critical mass of talent.

Charles Payne, formerly a professor of African-American studies, sociology, and education at Northwestern University, will begin teaching at Duke in January, with a joint appointment in the history department. He's an expert on urban

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