Professor Winston Grady-Willis, founder of Black Studies at Skidmore College

Episode 1 February 15, 2025 00:35:10
Professor Winston Grady-Willis, founder of Black Studies at Skidmore College
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Professor Winston Grady-Willis, founder of Black Studies at Skidmore College

Feb 15 2025 | 00:35:10

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Winston Grady-Willis is a Skidmore College professor and the founding director of Black Studies. He was an associate professor of American Studies from 2008 to 2011. He became the inaugural director of the School of Gender, Race, and Nations at Portland State University and chaired Africana Studies at MSU Denver. He returned to Skidmore College in 2019 with his wife, Lisa Grady-Willis, program director and teaching professor of intergroup relations, at Skidmore College.

I sat down with Professor Grady-Willis on campus to talk about his journey and the role of Black History Month and Black Studies on campus and beyond.

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