Africana House
Africana House is a living and learning community that promotes awareness of and explores the scholarship on the history, cultural traditions, political, and economic circumstances that together define over 1.2 billion people of African descent. This community (limited to 42 students) is intended to broaden the learning experience at W&M beyond the traditional classroom, while providing a smaller village-like setting within the larger university in which students live and work together. Each year, Africana House will offer a theme to be pursued throughout the year and students will actively work and participate in programming that supports the selected theme. Programming is student developed and student led with Africana Studies faculty support. Students will have a $1000 budget to use toward programming and activities. Each semester, students will work towards a final project or event that can be shared with the W&M community. All residents of the A-house are required to register for a 1-credit pass/fail course, participate in 2 out of 3 monthly activities, and contribute to the semester long project.
The Africana House is located in Landrum Hall. This hall is ADA accessible in order for students of all abilities to have the opportunity to participate in Africana House programs.
If you would like to join the Africana House Living Learning Community, please complete the Africana House application and note the calendar below.
For more information contact the Professor Chinua Thelwell, AFST Program Director, cathelwell@wm.edu
Check out this news story about the house and read the blog.
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2024-25 Africana House Calendar |
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Monday, January 29, 2024 |
2024-25 Returning Student Academic Year Housing Application & Contract goes live at 9:00 a.m. |
| Wednesday, January 31, 2024 |
Deadline for submitting Africana House Applications to Professor Chinua Thelwell, AFST Program Director, cathelwell@wm.edu |
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Monday, February 5, 2024 |
Applicants will be notified of their status |
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Monday, February 12, 2024 |
Deadline for students to email acceptance statements to Chinua Thelwell cathelwell@wm.edu |
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Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 5pm |
2024-25 Housing contracts due to participate in the Returning Student Room Selection process. All Africana House participants must have accepted their housing contract on the Housing Portal to participate in the room selection process. |
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Thursday, February 15, 2024 |
AFTERNOON - Returning Student Room Selection time slot emails and wait list notification emails sent out by Residence Life |
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Tuesday, February 20, 2024 |
Africana House online Room Selection - begins at 9:00 a.m. in the Housing Portal |
