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UCLA faculty approve African American studies department - Daily Bruin

UCLA faculty approve African American studies department

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Members of the UCLA Academic Senate unanimously voted Thursday to establish an Afro-American studies department and dismantle the current interdepartmental program, despite financial concerns about the transition.

https://dailybruin.com/2014/04/10/ucla-faculty-approve-african-american-studies-department/

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UCLA faculty approve African American studies department

By Jessica Doumit

April 10, 2014 8:30 p.m.