Institute for Research in African-American Studies
The Institute for Research in African-American Studies "of Columbia University, founded in July 1993 by Dr. Manning Marable, is an academic resource center that is building a new intellectual tradition upon the rich legacy of Harlem's history. The purposes and activities of the Institute for Research in African-American Studies are grounded within the best scholarship of the black intellectual tradition. The strategic research mission of the Institute is the critical examination of contemporary black politics, social relations, culture and history. Towards that end, the Institute administers the Undergraduate and Master's degree programs in African-American Studies at Columbia University; regularly sponsors academic conferences, lectures and forums on a wide variety of topics; produces the scholarly publication SOULS: A Critical Journal of Black Politics, Culture and Society, which is distributed throughout the U.S. and internationally." [1]
