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Black Studies Department

Mailing Address: (U.S. Postal Service)

Yale University
Black Studies Department
PO Box 208212
New Haven, CT 06520-8212


Street Address: (UPS and FedEx)

Yale University
Black Studies Department
81 Wall Street - Room 104
New Haven, CT 06520


Telephone Number

Phone: 203.432.1177
 


Email Address

blackstudies@yale.edu


Department Chair

Erica Edwards

Professor of English & African American Studies, Faculty Coordinator, Mellon Mays & Edward A. Bouchet Undergraduate Fellowship Programs


Director of Graduate Studies

Daphne Brooks

William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of African American Studies & American Studies


Director of Undergraduate Studies

Elleza Kelley

Assistant Professor of English & African American Studies


Chair’s Assistant / Senior Administrative Assistant

Vanessa Epps

Phone:  203.432.1177


Academic Support Assistant (Registrar)

Naomi McWilliams

Phone:  203.432.1170
(Please contact Naomi McWilliams regarding all inquiries about admissions to Black Studies.)


Senior Operations Manager

Jasmine Williams

Phone:  203.432.1682