Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Williams, Tracyann
- Abstract:
- Records of Tracyann Williams, PhD, who served as director of Academic Affairs for the Bachelor's Program for Adult and Transfer Students (BPATS) in The New School's Schools of Public Engagement until she left the university in early 2020. Includes documentation on the Diversity Committee and the Diversity Task Force, the Gender Studies program, the Faculty Senate, and Students of the African Diaspora, for whom Williams was a faculty advisor.
- Extent:
- 1.3 Cubic Feet and 1 box, 1 glass award
- Language:
- English .
- Preferred citation:
[Identification of item], [date (if known)], Tracyann Williams Schools of Public Engagement records, NS.02.01.07, box 1, folder__, New School Archives and Special Collections, The New School, New York, New York.
Background
- Scope and Content:
This collection consists of meeting agendas and minutes, notes, reports, and emails pertaining to various New School committees and programs of which Tracyann Williams was a participant during the period of 1997 to 2016. These committees and programs include: the Diversity Committee and the Diversity Task Force, the Gender Studies program, the Faculty Senate, and Students of the African Diaspora.
A significant portion of the collection comprises materials related to the diversity initiatives that Williams was involved in, including the University Diversity Committee, which oversaw the implementation of the University Affirmative Action and Diversity Plan, and the Diversity Task Force, which promoted and monitored the progress of diverse hiring and enrollment of faculty, staff, and students across the university. The collection also includes a framed 2010-2011 student leadership award given to the Students of the African Diaspora organization.
The files in this collection include solely paper documents--no digital files were transferred to the archives. There is very little documentation in the collection related to Williams's teaching role at the university, and no materials documenting her role from the years 2016 until she left the university in 2020.
- Biographical / Historical:
Tracyann Williams has served as assistant dean for student support and success at Fordham University since 2020 (as of May 2023). From 2011 to 2020, Williams was director of academic affairs for the Bachelor's Program for Adult and Transfer Students (BPATS) in The New School's Schools of Public Engagement. Williams began her New School career in 1998, as an instructor of literature, women's history, and African-American studies. Williams has also taught composition and literature at LaGuardia Community College, CUNY. She received a bachelor of arts degree from New York University, and a master's of philosophy degree in English and PhD in English from The Graduate Center of City University of New York. Williams's awards include a Helena Rubinstein Foundation fellowship and The New School's Distinguished University Teaching Award in 2004.
The Schools of Public Engagement is a division of The New School formed in 2011 from a reorganization of the New School for General Studies, the university's adult education division. As of 2023, the units that make up the Schools of Public Engagement are: the Milano School of Policy, Management, and Environment; the School of Media Studies; the Julien J. Studley Graduate Programs in International Affairs; the Creative Writing Program; and the Bachelor's Program for Adults and Transfer Students.
References
"About Us." Schools of Public Engagement, Newschool.edu. Accessed May 8, 2023. https://www.newschool.edu/public-engagement/about/.
"Audio interview with Tracyann Williams, 2020 Feb 12." February 12, 2020. New School oral history program (NS-07-01-01). New School Archives and Special Collections, The New School, New York, New York.
"Black American Culture & Art Series: The Legacy of Toni Morrison Program Schedule." Nyack Library. Accessed May 8, 2023. https://www.nyacklibrary.org/tmschedule.html.
"The New School Fall 2005 Course Catalog." July 2005. New School course catalog collection. New School Archives and Special Collections, The New School, New York, New York.
- Acquisition information:
- Tracyann Williams transferred the files in this collection from her office to the New School Archives in 2020.
- Arrangement:
Arranged alphabetically by subject.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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Collection is partially open for research use. Files containing personally identifiable personal data, such as student financial and counseling records, are restricted. Please contact archivist@newschool.edu for appointment.
- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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To publish images of material from this collection, permission must be obtained in writing from the New School Archives and Special Collections. Please contact: archivist@newschool.edu.
- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Identification of item], [date (if known)], Tracyann Williams Schools of Public Engagement records, NS.02.01.07, box 1, folder__, New School Archives and Special Collections, The New School, New York, New York.
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
- CONTACT:
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archivist@newschool.edu