Today
In five years, the Department of Afro-American Studies has gone from having one professor to having a nationally commended program. But should Skip Gates take the credit? And can these academics really alter American social policy?
Monday
* The top Afro-American Studies department in the Country doesn't have a Ph.D. program. What's in the works?
* The arrival of Williams Julius Wilson has given the department new credibility and new potential for affecting political change.
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