The Department of Africana Studies
“A Place Where Scholars, Thinkers and Leaders are Nurtured”

CURRICULUM VITAE

Dr. William Alexander Little, Professor

Work Telephone: 310-243-2155
Email:Work WLittle@csudh.edu

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Ph.D. Political Science, University of Washington {1976}
M.S.W. University of Washington {1972}
BA Political Science, Western Washington University {1970}
AA Political Science, Wenatchee Valley College (1968)

AREAS OF AFRICANA SPECIALIZATION
African Governments and Politics
Theories and App to Africana Studies
Africana Political Thought
Africana Curriculum Development
Africana Race and Identity Politics
Africana Political Movements
Africana Leaders
Africana Family

RECENT PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Charter Member of Ankh Maat Wedjau Honor Society of NCBS 2004
Awarded the Life Time Achievement Award, NCBS 2004
Awarded the Dr. William A. Little Award, CSUDH Pan African Student Union 2002
Chair, Department of Africana Studies, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1994 to present
Visiting Professor, University KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Spring 2004
Visiting Professor, University of Durban Westville, Durban, South African, Summer 2001-03
NCBS Delegate, Association of African Universities, Nairobi, Kenya, February 5-9, 2001
California Delegate, National Summit on Africa, Washington, DC, February 16-19, 2000
Member, Kennedy Center African Arts Collaborative, Washington, DC, February 19-20, 2000
Coordinator, Global Diaspora in Southern California Curriculum Development, Ford Foundation Project, California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1999-2002
Chair, International Affairs Committee, National Council for Black Studies, 1998-2002
Africana Studies Mediated Learning Project, CSUDH-Associate Students Inc. Technology Grant 2000

PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS AND GRANTS
Little, William and Williams, Selase, Borders in All of Us: A Global Approach to Three Diasporic Communities, Eds. Expected Publication in 2005
Little, W, Bob, U and Voda Moodley, The Study of Race, Ethnicity and Class: A Case Study of Durban, South Africa, Expected Publication in 2005
Little, W, Bob, U and Voda Moodley, The Politics of Identities Construction and Reconstruction Among Historically Oppressed Designed Black Groups in Durban, South Africa, Paper Presented, NCBS Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, March 2004
Little, William A, National Endowment For The Humanities Grant, Global Diasporas: Comparative Perspective, Anthology, 2001-2003
Little, William, David Marcel, Selase Williams, Crossing Border: Global Diaspora's in Southern California Grant, Awarded by Ford Foundation to California State University, Dominguez Hills, 1999-2002
Little, William A, Culture and Economic Development in the African World in The Utilization of Knowledge and Technology in Developing African Communities, edited by Emmanual Chiwome and Gambahaya, University of Zimbabwe, Harare 2000
Little, William A, A Walk with the Ancestors across Time: A collection of Poems and Reflections, Mond Books Publishers, Harare 2000

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