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    Amoaba Gooden

    Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D.

    People, Culture and Belonging
    Vice President
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    Kent
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    Contact Information
    Email:
    agooden@kent.edu

    Education

    B.A. in History, University of Guelph, 1992
    M.A. in History, University of Guelph, 1994
    M.A. in African-American Studies, Temple University, 1997
    Ph.D. in African-American Studies, Temple University, 2005
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