CBAA has grown into an organization that focuses on Recruitment, Mentorship, and Scholarship. CBAA is dedicated to broadening opportunities for African-Americans. Through the scholarships, CBAA offers current students are able to pay for tuition which now costs well over $60,000 per year.
Check out our various fundraisers below!
Africana Rebuilding Fund
In February of 2005, the Africana Studies and Research Center reopened after months of renovation and expansion just in time for its 35th anniversary. The new building stands in front of the original building.
The principal architect for the project was Ralph T. Jackson with the Boston-based firm of Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott. The firm integrated suggestions from the Africana faculty, staff and students and designed a building that meets program needs and captures the essence of Africana cultures and aesthetics.
For more on the event, read here.
Although the building is complete, funding is still necessary to pay off the loan used to finance the project. If you are interested in contributing to the Africana Rebuilding Fund, please click here.
John Henrik Clarke Scholarship
In April 1999, the Cornell Black Alumni Association (CBAA) held a banquet and award ceremony at the National Arts Club in New York City to endow a scholarship in the name of the late historian John Henrik Clarke. Dr. Clarke taught at the Africana Studies and Research Center in the 1970s. Honored at the banquet were James E. Turner, director of the Africana Studies and Research Center, who is celebrating his 30th year at Cornell, and Janice Turner, associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences. C. Virginia Fields, former Manhattan Borough president and David N. Dinkins, former mayor of New York City were speakers at the event.
Read full story here.
To donate to this scholarship, click here.
CBAA Cornell Tradition Fellowship
The CBAA Cornell Tradition Fellowship was established in 1989 and was the first fellowship sponsored by CBAA to assist Black students with financing their education. The fund itself now sponsors four endowed fellowships. To donate to this fellowship, click here.
James and Janice Turner CBAA Scholarship Endowment
The James and Janice Turner CBAA Scholarship Endowment honors the Turners for their combined nine decades of service to Cornell and will provide scholarships for qualifying African-American students who attend Cornell. James Turner, professor of African-American politics and social policy, was the first director of Cornell's Africana Studies and Research Center; Janice Turner is a retired associate dean in the College of Arts and Sciences.
To make a contribution to this scholarship please go here.
Read the Cornell Chronicle article on the launch of the endowment.
Giving Back: Honoring inspiring mentors and teachers
The Cornell Black Alumni Association celebrates Dr. James and Dean Janice Turner for their years of mentorship, teaching, and counseling, with the establishment of the James and Janice Turner CBAA Scholarship Endowment. This scholarship will help provide financial support for future generations of African American students.
Cornell Students 4 Black Lives (C4BL) sponsored by CBAA
In June 2020, Cornell Students for Black Lives (C4BL), a coalition of 185+ student organizations, came together with CBAA to raise over $100,000 in support of racial justice across the country and at Cornell.
CBAA is the fiscal sponsor of C4BL.
Learn more here: cbaa1976.com/c4bl