Department of African American Studies
Yale University
PO Box 208212
New Haven, CT 06520-8212

Telephone and Fax
Phone: 203.432.1177
Fax: 203.432.2102

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Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity.
~ Martin Luther King, Jr.

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"Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it."
~ James Baldwin

The emotional, sexual and psychological stereotyping of females begins when the doctor says: "It's a girl."
~ Shirley Chisholm

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Contact Information

African American Studies Department

Mailing Address: (U.S. Postal Service)
Yale University
Department of African American Studies
PO Box 208212
New Haven, CT 06520-8212

Street Address: (UPS and FedEx)
Yale University
Department of African American Studies
81 Wall Street - Room 104
New Haven, CT 06511

Telephone & Fax numbers
Phone: 203.432.1177
FAX: 203.432.2102

Email Address
afam.studies@yale.edu

Department Chair
Elizabeth Alexander

Director of Graduate Studies
Glenda Gilmore

Director of Undergraduate Studies
Crystal Feimster

Academic Support Assistant (Registrar)
Jodie Stewart-Moore
203.432.1170

Senior Administrator
Lisa Monroe
203.432.1177