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Inclusive Scholarship: Developing Black Studies in the United States 195 In sum, the African American Studies department at Berkeley is one of the most active such units in the country in terms of both curriculum development and outreach. The department is a national leader in scholarly publication and research in the field which, in turn, help to fuel its new doctoral program. The department also plays a central role in a number of important campus-wide initiatives. Yet, it is evident that the department is entering a period of extreme vulnerability and potential scarcity of resources. That this is occurring just as the already considerable demands on its faculty are likely to increase should be cause for no small alarm. It is also impossible to overstate the impact of anti-affirmative action legislation and regent policies on the university generally and on African American Studies at Berkeley specifically. These developments have limited the ability of the university to recruit ethnic minority students, faculty, and administrators, and it is expected that this will lead to a downward shift in enrollments in the department’s courses. It has effectively required administrators at all levels to attempt to reconstruct what had always been a work in progress. Still, the Department of African American Studies has established a distinguished record as a leader in the field on a number of fronts. Without a major commitment of funds and faculty positions by the university administration, it is uncertain whether the department will be able to build on this strong record. Recommendations from UC Berkeley Faculty and Students These recommendations came from students in the doctoral program: 1. The department needs a computer lab and a full-time staff person to support its technology needs. 2. The department should hire an academic professional dedicated to the administration of the Ph.D. program. 3. Additional hiring is definitely needed, particularly for a West Africanist (preferably an historian). In this latter case, the department might usefully collaborate with the Center for African Studies.
196 Inclusive Scholarship: Developing Black Studies in the United States Phyllis Bischoff suggested that a Library Science focus be developed within the African American Studies degree program. Given the growth in the field and the revolution in how libraries function based on dramatic changes in information technology, these proposals seem especially apt. The Cooperative Africana Microform Project, currently underway, is a collaboration of more than thirty libraries. Administered by the University of Chicago and the Center for Research Libraries, it digitizes newspapers and journals for use as online resources. Reviewers’ Recommendations The department might address the extent to which its faculty is overworked by monitoring its FTEs more effectively. One complicated aspect of this problem involves the use of its faculty to support graduate work in other departments that have neither joint appointments nor permit African American Studies faculty to chair dissertation committees. Before the department had its own doctoral program, this sort of unrewarded service on the part of its faculty was understandable. However, it constitutes a major drain on faculty time when the African American Studies doctoral program is going to constitute an increasing demand for faculty attention. Perhaps some negotiation with other departments might prove fruitful. University of California, Los Angeles Cultural Studies in the African Diaspora Project UCLA’s Ford-funded Cultural Studies in the African Diaspora Project (CSADP) set out to “encourage an extensive dialogue between humanists and social scientists working in African American Studies, ... Cultural Studies, and African Studies” envisioning them as clearly compatible. “Ideally,” wrote Valerie Smith and Marcyliena Morgan, “both areas challenge disciplinary boundaries, situate cultural processes and productions within the context of social and political relations, and expand the body of texts available for scholarly consideration.” Ideally, too, both endeavored “to en-
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