{"id":9168,"date":"2026-02-02T15:54:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:54:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/african-diaspora-studies\/?page_id=9168"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:54:42","slug":"undergraduate-alumni-profiles","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/african-diaspora-studies\/about\/alumni\/undergraduate-alumni-profiles\/","title":{"rendered":"Undergraduate Alumni Profiles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"lead-in\">When you study African &amp; African Diaspora Studies, you study the world!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We are always happy to hear from alumni. Please let us know how you are doing and how you are using your African &amp; African Diaspora Studies (AADS) or the former Africology degree. Alumni can add or update their information by sending an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:african-diaspora-studies@uwm.edu\">african-diaspora-studies@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a1\">African &amp; African Diaspora Studies Alumni: Where are they now?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ graduates with an AADS degree work in a broad spectrum of careers, including health services, education, journalism, social work, politics, law, business, the non-profit sector, trade, the arts, and government agencies. Below are selected undergraduate alumni profiles to illustrate the many things you can do with an AADS degree.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"a2\">Alumni Interviews<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Watch interviews of alumni about their experience in the Department of African and African Diaspora Studies (formerly the Department of Africology) at UW-Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AADS Alumni Interview with Elijah Nicks\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1B0b9FPF3vs?list=PLqFg7b8Xb2fYIZhQG8y_1ILOaZ7-EUBQM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Elijah Nicks, African &amp; African Diaspora Studies minor (2019)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AADS Alumni Interview with Geraud Blanks\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tgSiUsWDrac?list=PLqFg7b8Xb2fYIZhQG8y_1ILOaZ7-EUBQM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><strong>Geraud Blanks, Africology minor (2014)<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AADS Alumni Interview with Rachael Harris\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fU2Qgqjt6HE?list=PLqFg7b8Xb2fYIZhQG8y_1ILOaZ7-EUBQM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Rachael Harris, African &amp; African Diaspora Studies minor (2018)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AADS Alumni Interview with Teonna Cooksey\" width=\"1400\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tikEtTPmcFk?list=PLqFg7b8Xb2fYIZhQG8y_1ILOaZ7-EUBQM\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Teonna Cooksey, African &amp; African Diaspora Studies minor (2019)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you study African &amp; African Diaspora Studies, you study the world! 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