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ATTITUDE |
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Value for critical thinking |
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Valuing of diverse perspectives |
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An appreciation for scholarship and the importance of ideas for
personal and community advancement |
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Value for diversity as a positive attribute of humanity |
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Value for the interconnections between scholarship and effective
social action |
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Value for lifelong learning |
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KNOWLEDGE |
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Understanding of diversity within the Black community (in terms
of gender, class, sexual orientation, national origin, etc.) |
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General grasp of the historical context of contemporary
Pan-African challenges. |
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Understanding of shared experience and contemporary
interconnections among people of African descent throughout the
world. |
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Basic knowledge of African history, cultures and politics,
including (ancient African kingdoms, colonialism, independence
movements, contemporary period) |
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Basic knowledge of African-American history, culture and
politics, including (slavery, Civil Rights, Black Power,
Electoral Politics contemporary period) |
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Basic knowledge of African/African-American cultural
expressions, including literature, music, film, art, etc. |
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Understanding of African/African-American activist traditions
and its ramifications for national and global equity and
justice |
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Basic Understanding of the intellectual tradition and seminal
thinkers associated with the Black experience |
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SKILLS |
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Ability to critically engage in analyses from a Black
perspective |
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Ability to engage in scholarly research, including the gathering
of appropriate sources and employment of suitable methodologies |
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Skilled presentation of research findings through written and
oral means. |
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Ability to historicize and compare contemporary conditions in
the Pan African world |
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Ability to examine intersectional oppressions simultaneously
(race, gender, class, etc.) |
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Ability to relate formal instruction in PAS to practical arenas
of endeavor, e.g., career, activism, entrepreneurial, and
others |
