Professor Erik McDuffie receives Campus Distinguished Promotion Award & named Dean's Distinguished Professional Scholar

Accolades go to Dr. Erik S. McDuffie, associate professor for both the Department of African American Studies and History, who has been recognized for several faculty honors: received 2025 Campus Distinguished Promotion Award; named Dean's Distinguished Professorial Scholar for the 2025-2026 academic year; lastly, received the Jon Gjerde Prize from the Midwestern History Association for the best book in Midwestern history," which is titled, "The Second Battle for Africa: Garveyism, the U.S. Heartland and Global Black Freedom."  Read more about his book here.

To read more about his awarded Jon Gjerde Prize, read the full article here, written by Heather Gernenz on the Department of History website.