Charitable Support

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Consider Giving

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Some of our most vital support comes in the form of donations. Please consider making a gift to promote and sustain the activities, research, and student opportunities of the Center. For every dollar of philanthropic support raised through June 30, 2026, Chancellor Philip P. DiStefano is matching up to $1 million in support to help promote the center鈥檚 continued growth and evolution as the first center of its kind at any public university in Colorado.

To learn more about charitable giving to CU and discover how your support can propel the CAAAS forward to reach its goals, please contact:

Jazmin Brooks
Senior Director of Development听
jazmin.brooks@colorado.edu
303-541-1480

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The Black Table Talk

10 Black Table Talks hosted

13+ in attendance

Community and Belonging

The Black Table Talk is an organic space for Black identifying students听across the CU Boulder community to come together and unpack meaningful conversations essential to the Black experience through. The Black Table Talk uses grounding pedagogical practices that help participants feel empowered to own the spaces they exist in and share their differing opinions in constructive ways. The Black Table Talks are听facilitated听by Dr. Jazmyne Peters.

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CAAAS Lecture Series

3 Lectures 听

20+ in attendance

听 Academic enrichment

Includes internationally renowned scholars, artist & activists, as well as noted CU Faculty members.

The Center for African & African American Studies (CAAAS) Lecture Series shares research on the historical, cultural, spiritual, sociopolitical, and artistic experiences of Africans, African Americans, and the African diaspora with the 乐播传媒 Boulder campus and broader community.

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Graduate Fellowships

8 Fellowships

Research

The Center for African & African American Studies Graduate Student Fellows Program is for 乐播传媒 Boulder graduate students conducting research and creative work in African studies, African American studies, and African diaspora studies. CAAAS Grad Fellows received a $6,000 summer stipend.

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