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Darlene Clark Hine

Distinguished Hannah Professor Emerita

354 Old Horticulture Building

hined@msu.edu

Biography

Darlene Clark Hine, a leading historian of the African-American experience who helped found the field of black women’s history, has been appointed the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor, the most prestigious faculty appointment at the university. In 1987, she established the Comparative Black History Ph.D. Program and mentored over 20 Ph.D. graduate students. Hine received a John Hope Franklin Award from Diverse Issues in Higher Education and a John Hope Franklin Lifetime Achievement Awar