Zafar named director of Mellon Mays program

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Zafar

Rafia Zafar is taking the helm as director of Washington University in St. Louis’ Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship program.

Zafar is a professor of English, of African and African-American studies and of American culture studies, all in Arts & Sciences.

Jeffrey McCune, an associate professor of women, gender and sexuality studies and of African and African-American studies, has been the director since fall 2014.

Read more about the program’s leadership in the Ampersand.

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