The
Harriet Tubman Institute for Research on Africa and its Diasporas is a unique
research facility focused on the global diaspora of Africans and their
descendants. The Tubman Institute is operated as a collective of York
University faculty and students and an international Advisory Board of
specialists committed to document preservation, accessibility of primary
materials, graduate teaching, training and research. The Tubman Institute
serves as a repository for archival documents, tapes, maps, images and other
primary sources that are preserved and archived.
In collaboration with internationally acclaimed academic specialists, researchers and institutions, the Tubman Institute promotes the dissemination of its own and other information libraries through print and electronic publication with a searchable database and by hosting and participating in interactive dialogues, seminars and conferences.
As a research Institute for the study of the global diaspora of African peoples, the Tubman Institute promotes international collaboration, coordination of research projects, and organization of conferences, training of researchers and graduate and undergraduate study, to achieve a world-class reputation as a center of academic excellence. As an extension of its mandate to collaborate with international academics, specialists, researchers and institutions, The Tubman Institute is launching its inaugural graduate student conference on May 6-7, 2015 at York University.
In collaboration with internationally acclaimed academic specialists, researchers and institutions, the Tubman Institute promotes the dissemination of its own and other information libraries through print and electronic publication with a searchable database and by hosting and participating in interactive dialogues, seminars and conferences.
As a research Institute for the study of the global diaspora of African peoples, the Tubman Institute promotes international collaboration, coordination of research projects, and organization of conferences, training of researchers and graduate and undergraduate study, to achieve a world-class reputation as a center of academic excellence. As an extension of its mandate to collaborate with international academics, specialists, researchers and institutions, The Tubman Institute is launching its inaugural graduate student conference on May 6-7, 2015 at York University.
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