Helen Rucker Center for Black Excellence

African Heritage Research Collaborative

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The Helen Rucker Center works with the African Heritage Research Collaborative(AHRC) to provide a cohort of 10 students with culturally centered undergraduate research opportunities, academic scholarships, faculty led mentorship, professional development, and opportunities to for students to present their research methods and findings both on and off campus.

Current Faculty Mentors 

  • Dennis Kombe
  • Angela Maggott
  • Renie Rondon Jackson
  • Jeremias Zunguze
  • Nathaniel Jue

Current Student Participants 

  • Amaya Watson
  • David Stewert
  • Isaac Veal
  • Cydney Devine-Jones
  • Ashantee Johnson
  • Mio Pannell
  • Sky Everett
  • Latasha Neal
  • Valerie Madriaga Elder
Student and faculty members of the African Heritage Research Collaborative at the All Black Gala