Gerald Jaynes was appointed the A. Whitney Griswold Professor of Economics, African American Studies, and Urban Studies, effective. Jan. 1, 2021.

Phillip Atiba Goff, the newly named Carl I. Hovland Professor of African American Studies and Professor of Psychology, the appointment was effective January 1.

Jaynes, a professor of African American studies, discusses his youth in the civil rights era, the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr., and his work that remains.