| Sandra Adell | Professor, Black Literature, modern narrative, literary theory and criticism, continental French literature and philosophy of the twentieth century. |
| Henry Drewal | Professor, (also Art History) African and African Diaporan art, artistic traditions of the African diaspora in Brazil. Research in Nigeria, South Africa, Benin, Togo, Senegal, Brazil, Cuba, Puerto Rico, and India. |
| Freida High (Wasikhongo Tesfagiorgis) | Professor, Painter, Printmaker (also Art History). Special interest in traditional African art and Afro-American art. Research in Nigeria and Kenya. |
| Richard Ralston | Professor Emeritus |
