AADS Plans 50th Anniversary Celebration

"When [Black Studies] first started, it was very much focused on getting black students to BC and making sure that when they were here, that they had the resources to graduate from BC," AADS professor Rhonda Frederick said. "They had courses, they had faculty, but it was more of a student support system." It wasn't until Cynthia Young on the Heights arrived in 2006 that the program grew into its current, academics-oriented form. Hoping to spread the news of the program’s anniversary across campus, the AADS faculty has prepared a three-stage celebration.

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