Title
John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Professor of Sociology and Anthropology, Emeritus (1989-2000), Colgate University

Degree
AA Panama Canal College 1954; BS, MA University of Nebraska 1960-1961; PhD University of California at Los Angeles 1968

Teaching Experience
City University of New York; University of Southern California; Syracuse University; Yale University; visiting professorships/lectureships at Howard University, University of Pennsylvania, Colorado College, Antioch College, Catholic University of America

Specialties
Sociological and historical studies of new non-white immigration; comparative and ethnohistorical studies of Afro-American, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Hispanic and other "New World" Black experiences, particularly in institutional and communal settings

Selected Publications
Four edited books, including a two-volume Sourcebook on the New Immigration (Smithsonian Institution, 1979), and others on Caribbean immigration and its implications for the United States; "A Lesser-Known Chapter of the African Diaspora: West Indians in Costa Rica," "Black Immigrants," "Voluntary Immigration and Continuing Encounters Between Blacks" (The Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science); other articles and book contributions

Distinctions
Who's Who listings and awards for distinguished service and contributions to Afro-Latino studies; City Council of the District of Columbia Mayor's Award for contributions to the arts; Gelman Service Award of the Eastern Sociological Society; Scholarly Contributions Award of the Caribbean-American Intercultural Organization; Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars; Visiting Scientist, National Institute of Mental Health; Undergraduate Teaching Award, Danforth Foundation; lecturer D.C. Humanities Council 1990