Mellon Foundation Awards UMass Amherst $2.65 Million to Expand Slavery North Initiative
January 23, 2024
January 23, 2024
AMHERST, Massachusetts, Jan. 23 -- The University of Massachusetts-Amherst issued the following news:
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded a $2.65 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand the Slavery North Initiative, led by founding director Charmaine A. Nelson, provost professor of art history. Slavery North is a one-of-a-kind academic and cultural destination where scholars, thinkers and artists research and build community that transforms society� . . .
The University of Massachusetts Amherst has been awarded a $2.65 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to expand the Slavery North Initiative, led by founding director Charmaine A. Nelson, provost professor of art history. Slavery North is a one-of-a-kind academic and cultural destination where scholars, thinkers and artists research and build community that transforms society� . . .