Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice

People

Learn more about the faculty, staff, fellows, and students who comprise the Simmons Center's vibrant community.

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Staff/Administration

Faculty Leadership

  • Anthony Bogues

    Inaugural Director, Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice (on leave July–December 2025); Director, MA in Public Humanities (on leave July–December 2025); Asa Messer Professor of Humanities and Africana Studies
    Barrymore_Bogues@brown.edu

  • Brian Meeks

    Acting Director of the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice (July–December 2025); Acting Director, MA in Public Humanities (July–December 2025); Professor of Africana Studies
    brian_meeks@brown.edu

  • Elena Shih

    Manning Assistant Professor of American Studies; Director of Graduate Studies, MA in Public Humanities (2025–2028); Associate Director of Academics, Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery & Justice
    elena_shih@brown.edu

Administrative Staff

Special Research Project Staff

Faculty Advisory Board

President's Advisory Council

on the Ruth J. Simmons Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice

  • Dr. Ruth J. Simmons
    Founding Board Chair Emerita
  • Spencer Crew PhD. '71, P'00, P'04
    Chair
  • Rakim H. Brooks '09

  • James T. Campbell

     

  • Lehidy L. Frias '17
  • David Haas '78
  • Libby Heimark '76, P'11, P'14, P'17
  • Pablo Sorensen '71, ScM'75, PhD'77, LHD'19 hon., P'06
  • Lisa C. Van Dusen '76, P'13
  • Mary Vascellaro '74, LHD'24 hon., P'07