History professor Ben Vinson has been appointed as the first permanent director of the Center for Africana Studies (CAS), by his predassor, who was the first to hold the position. The fledgling, three-year-old academic center now includes 23 Hopkins faculty members and aspires to extend the Hopkins tradition of strength in the humanities.
In an interview with The Examiner, Vinson said, "I would like to think we can use the center in a positive way to develop a relationship between the University and the very large, bright African American community in Baltimore."
