September 29, 2006

Princeton Creates Center for African American Studies; U. of Nevada Health Science Administrator Quits After 5 Weeks

By JANE R. PORTER and STU WOO

EXPANSION: Princeton University announced last week the creation of a Center for African American Studies, which will double the number of faculty slots in the field, provide research and fellowship opportunities, and increase the breadth and depth of course selection to offer students a new concentration.

The development of an African-American studies concentration may take five years, according to Valerie A. Smith, director of the center. But the university has already begun that