The 1856 Project Team
The 1856 Project is chaired by Lae'l Hughes-Watkins & Traci M. Dula and is made up of an advisory team of experts and scholars in the fields of history.
Co-Chairs

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins
Associate Director for Engagement, Inclusion, and Reparative Archiving, Special Collections & University Archives

Advisory Board



Georgina Dodge
Vice President for Diversity & Inclusion, Office of Diversity & Inclusion


Shavonne N. Hedgepeth
Graduate Student, College of Information Studies



Douglas McElrath
Director, Special Collections & University Archives

Kim J. Nickerson
Assistant Dean for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, College of Behavioral & Social Sciences

Barnet Pavão-Zuckerman
Professor & Chair, Department of Anthropology
Staff

Mouhanad Al Rifay
Program Administrative Specialist for The 1856 Project
Collaborators

Scotty Beland
Student Assistant, Instruction & Outreach, Special Collections & University Archives

Eleena Ghosh
Student Assistant, University Archives, Special Collections & University Archives

Natalie Trapuzzano
University Archivist, Special Collections & University Archives
Former Members

Joni Floyd
Curator, Maryland & Historical Collections // Former Co-Chair, The 1856 Project
Richard Bell
Professor, Department of History // Former Advisory Board Member, The 1856 Project

Mallory N. Haselberger
Former Student Assistant, Maryland & Historical Collections, Special Collections & University Archives // Former Collaborator, The 1856 Project

Taylor-Simone Johnson
Former Student Assistant, University Archives, Special Collections & University Archives // Former Collaborator, The 1856 Project

Maureen Jones
Former Graduate Assistant, University Archives, Special Collections & University Archives // Former Collaborator, The 1856 Project

Joseph B. Richardson, Jr.
Acting Chair, Department of African American Studies // Former Advisory Board Member, The 1856 Project

Shane Bolles Walsh
Lecturer, Department of African American Studies // Former Advisory Board Member, The 1856 Project
Header Image: Construction of Byrd Stadium, 1 September 1950, https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/2572