University Of Memphis: UofM's Hooks Institute Announces Inaugural Academic Research Fellows 

Press release from the University of Memphis:

June 17, 2021

Hooks Academic Research Scholars 

For more details and biographies of the Hooks Research Fellows visit this link.  

“The backgrounds and disciplines of the Academic Research Fellows represent diversity
that strengthens the Hooks Institute and the University of Memphis. They can help
make our university a stronger community where all excel,” says Daphene R. McFerren,
Hooks Institute Executive Director. 

"I am pleased with the diversity of our Fellows across disciplines and departments.
I look forward to working with our Fellows and helping the Hooks Institute continue
as a premier center for scholars working on race and social justice scholarship,"
says Andre Johnson, Hooks Institute Scholar in Residence. 

About the Benjamin L. Hooks Institute for Social Change  

The Benjamin L. Hooks Institute implements its mission of teaching, studying and promoting
civil rights and social change through research, education and direct intervention
programs. Institute programs include community outreach; funding faculty research
initiatives on community issues; implementing community service projects; hosting
conferences, symposiums and lectures; and promoting local and national scholarship
on civil and human rights. The Hooks Institute is an interdisciplinary center at the
University of Memphis. Contributed revenue for the Hooks Institute, including funding
from individuals, corporations and foundations, is administered through the University
of Memphis Foundation, a 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, visit memphis.edu/benhooks. 

This press release was produced by the University of Memphis. The views expressed here are the author’s own.