Meet Our Staff

Marlon Millner, Ph.D.
Director of the Center for Black Studies
mmillner@niu.edu

T. Ajewole Duckett, Ph.D., MFA
Associate Director of Academics/Visiting Professor
tduckett@niu.edu

Christopher Mitchell, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Retention Programs
cmitchell11@niu.edu

Derrick Smith

Derrick Smith
Academic Counselor
dsssmith@niu.edu

Contact Us

Center for Black Studies
centerblackstudies@niu.edu
815-753-2495
815-753-9291 (fax)

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Office Hours

Monday – Friday: 8 a.m.- 9 p.m. 
Saturday – Sunday: Closed