AAAD Studies Center News

AAAD Announces the Winners of the Spring 2022 AAAD Faculty & Student Research & Professional Development Awards!

The AAAD Studies Center announces the winners of the Spring 2022 AAAD Faculty & Student Research & Professional Development Awards.

AAAD Studies Center Newsletter: March 2022

AAAD celebrates the success of Giving Day and the 12th Annual AAAD Conference, announces their new podcast, and details March events.

AAAD Announces AAAD Presents: Good Trouble

The AAAD Studies Center announces two new programs offering funding to students and faculty for research and development.

AAAD Studies Center Newsletter: February 2022

AAAD encourages everyone to participate in JMU's Giving Day; announces the faculty and student research and professional development grants; highlights one of our Fellows, and announces the 12th Annual Conference.

Meet Our Fellow: Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang

AAAD Studies Fellow, Dr. Kwabena Opoku-Agyemang participates in a Q&A with graduate assistant, Morgan Lyle.

AAAD Announces Faculty and Student Research Funding Opportunities

The AAAD Studies Center announces two new programs offering funding to students and faculty for research and development.

The History of Martin Luther King Jr. Day at JMU

Martin Luther King Jr. Day was adopted as a national holiday in 1983, but it wasn't recognized as a university holiday at JMU until 2001. So, what brought about this big change in 2001? In short, student activism.