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AFRS Week Event: Keynote Address and Faculty Feature Hour
November 4 at 12:00 pm to 2:15 pm
56th Anniversary: Africana Studies Week 2025
Faculty Feature Hour
Date: November 4, 2025
Time: 12:00PM-1:00PM Followed by the the Keynote Address with Dr. Jasmin A. Young
Location: Grand Salon in the University Student Union (USU)
Keynote Address with Dr. Jasmin A. Young
Sponsored by the CSUN Department of Africana Studies and the DuBois-Hamer Institute for Academic Achievement
Join us for the keynote event of CSUN’s 56th Anniversary Africana Studies Week: “Rooted and Rising—Revitalizing Africana Studies.” Dr. Jasmin A. Young, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ethnic Studies at UC Riverside, will deliver an inspiring address that reflects on the power, purpose, and evolution of Africana Studies. Grounded in the legacy of truth, resistance, and cultural brilliance, Dr. Young’s talk will explore how revitalizing Africana Studies serves as a catalyst for community empowerment, academic innovation, and transformative change.
Come celebrate over five decades of Africana Studies at CSUN—rooted in history, rising toward liberation.
Date: November 4, 2025
Time: 1:00PM-2:15PM Following the Faculty Feature Hour
Location: Grand Salon in the University Student Union (USU)
Event Accessibility
The CSUN College of Social and Behavioral Sciences is committed to making our events accessible to everyone. If you require an accommodation or service to fully participate, please let us know. Note: If you require an ASL interpreter please contact us no later than end of business day on Monday, October 27, 2025. To request accommodations, please contact Dr. Cedric Hackett at cedric.hackett@csun.edu.
