Steering Committee Faculty

Jerry Philogene

Associate Professor of Black Studies

Program Director

Office:
Carr Hall Room 201
Office Hours:
Tues 11am-1pm, Wed 1-3pm, and by appointment

Daniel F. Silva

Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

On Sabbatical Academic Year 2023-24

Office:
Carr Hall 208
Office Hours:
By appointment

Khyree Davis

Assistant Professor of Black Studies

Office:
Carr Hall 209
Office Hours:
On Sabbatical AY 2025-26

Viola Huang

Assistant Professor of Black Studies

Office:
Carr Hall Room 204
Office Hours:
On Sabbatical AY 2025-26

Natasha Ngaiza

Assistant Professor of Film & Media Culture

Office:
Axinn Center 207
Office Hours:
Fall 2025: Tuesday 2pm-4pm and by appointment

Damascus Kafumbe

Edward C. Knox Professor of International Studies & Professor of Music

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center
Office Hours:
Fall 2025: Tuesdays, 11:30-12:30 p.m. & Wednesday, 5:30 - 6:30 p.m. or by appointment

Eric Cheuk

Visiting Assistant Professor of Black Studies

Academic Coordinator

Victoria Fischer Luksch

Academic Coordinator: Black Studies, Comparative Literature, and Gender, Sexuality & Feminist Studies

Office:
Chellis House 205
Office Hours:
Mon-Thurs, 9-5

Contributing Faculty

William Hart

Professor Emeritus of History

Professor Emeritus of History and Black Studies

Office:
Hesselgrave House 221

Elsa Mendoza

Assistant Professor of History

Office:
Axinn Center 328
Office Hours:
On Leave Academic Year 2025–2026

Matthew Schrader

Assistant Professor of Studio Art

Office:
Johnson 114
Office Hours:
On-Leave-Academic Year 2025-2026

Jacob Tropp

John Spencer Professor of African Studies

Office:
Axinn Center 341
Office Hours:
Spring 2025: Mon and Thur 11:30am-1:00pm, or by appointment.

Dima Ayoub

Dept. Chair/Associate Professor of Arabic

Office:
Voter Hall 008
Office Hours:
FALL 2025: Tuesdays 3:30-4:30, Wednesdays 6:30-7:30, Fridays on Zoom 1:00-2:00PM. Please email to set up a meeting.

Olga Sanchez Saltveit

Assistant Professor of Theatre

Office:
Mahaney Arts Center 328
Office Hours:
On leave for the 24/25 academic year

Enrique Garcia

Professor of Luso-Hispanic Studies

Office:
Axinn 202
Office Hours:
Monday 10:00-11:00 AM, Wednesday 2:15-3:15 PM, Friday 11:00 AM-12:00 PM, or by appointment on Zoom.

William Nash

Professor of American Studies and English

Office:
Axinn Center 250
Office Hours:
Fall 2025: Tuesday 1:30-3:00, Thursday 10:30-12:00, and by appointment

Tara Affolter

Faculty Director, Equity, Justice & Inclusion; Associate Professor of Education Studies

Office:
Twilight Hall 108
Office Hours:
academic year 25-26: on leave

Jim Ralph

Rehnquist Professor of American History and Culture

Office:
Axinn 331
Office Hours:
Spring 2025: Old Chapel 204--Tuesdays and Thursdays, 8 to 9 a.m., Fridays, 11 a.m. to noon; and by appointment.