Contact: Sammy McDavid
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Stephen Middleton of Mississippi State is being honored by his peers with election to a five-year term on the National Association of African-American Studies and Affiliates' board of directors. A history professor and author, Middleton heads the university's academic program in African-American studies. The veteran educator directs the new campus program focusing on research, statewide community engagement and the teaching of a people's story within the larger context of American history. Middleton, a Miami University doctoral graduate, came to MSU last year from North Carolina State University.
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