Northeastern Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) is a faculty and staff affinity group.
The Northeastern Black Faculty and Staff Association (BFSA) is longest standing affinity group on campus. The BFSA is a collective designed to support, engage, encourage, and inspire the interests and aspirations of for people of African descent at all levels of Northeastern University. The NU BFSA, established in the 1980s, is a professional organization that advocates for the advancement of people of color on campus. We encourage all areas of the Northeastern community to share the availability of this resource with interested colleagues.
Objectives
The by-laws state BFSA is organized and committed to:
- Exerting influence and encouraging participation of the black community at northeastern university, both in terms of black concerns and the total environment of the university;
- Encouraging and supporting the efforts of upward mobility of black faculty and staff at all levels of the university;
- Improving the visibility of· the black community by supporting the enrollment and retention of black students and the employment of more black faculty and staff (both administrative and clerical);
- Urging the university to provide equal educational and career opportunities for professional growth and upward mobility for all black members of the university community, especially clerical and service employees;
- Serving as a resource bureau of concerned black people for northeastern university and the black community;
- Providing both leadership and supportive service on the administrative and academic levels to facilitate the delivery of efficient and effective service to all elements of the university.
Northeastern Black Faculty and Staff Coordinating Committee
Professor Régine Jean-Charles | Co-coordinator
Dr. Richard O’Bryant | Co-coordinator
Professor Nicole Aljoe (on sabbatical) | Coordinating Committee Member
Professor Chris Butler (on sabbatical) | Coordinating Committee Member
Professor Martin Dias | Coordinating Committee Member
Professor Richard Harris | Coordinating Committee Member
Professor C Hawkins | Coordinating Committee Member
Professor Tracy Hunt | Coordinating Committee Member
Professor Tiffany Joseph | Coordinating Committee Member
Professor Felicia Kornegay | Coordinating Committee Member
Professor Romaric Mbakop | Coordinating Committee Member
Professor Charlotte Nelson | Coordinating Committee Member
Dr. Melissa Pearson | Coordinating Committee Member
Dr. Raisha Price | Coordinating Committee Member
Dr. Rosalee Robinson | Coordinating Committee Member
Dr. Angela Russell | Coordinating Committee Member
Affinity Group Leadership
Director of Africana Studies, Dean’s Professor of Culture and Social Justice, and Professor of Africana Studies and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies
Role in affinity group: Co-coordinator of NU BFSA
Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
Director of NUPRIME, College of Engineering |
Affiliate Professor of Africana Studies, College of Social Sciences & Humanities | Co-PI, NSF Eddie Bernice Johnson INCLUDES Engineering PLUS Alliance
Role in affinity group: Co-coordinator of NU BFSA
Past Events
2024-01-29 Asian Faculty Staff x Black Faculty Staff Association Crossover Lunch
