Nandi SoJourn Asantewaa Crosby

Our Advisor

Age: 35
Birthdate: 8/10/69

Bio: Nandi is a professor in Women's Studies and Sociology. Nandi is a poet and dramatic reader who has won many awards for her performances. Nandi Crosby, the first Women's Studies hire in the history of CSU, Chico, completed her B.A. in Psychology from St. Mary's College of Maryland, an M.A. in Africana Women's Studies at Clark Atlanta University with a thesis called Black Lesbian Feminist Theory or How to Start a Black Women's (R)Evolution. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Georgia State University with a dissertation on The Souls of Black Men: Male Discourse and Critical Implications for Rethinking Black Feminist Thought. In addition to her substantial teaching and research background, Nandi is a poet and performance artist who has won more than 50 awards for her performances. Most recently she shared the stage with Saul Williams in a Spoken Word event in Harlen Adams Theatre.

Why you chose to be our advisor: "I chose to be the advisor because I believe deeply in the aims of your organization. I support diversity; I advocate sisterhood. I chose to remain the advisor because I support the commitment y'all have to each other and to the organization."

What you hope to see us accomplish: "I would like to see the sisters consistently engage the issue of diversity---and then use the deep and personal knowledge you gain to make this community more aware. For example, since the organization you do philanthropy for is about AIDS, I'm curious to know about the degree to which the sisters have explored the impact of race and ethnicity on people affected by AIDS. Furthermore, do y'all do AIDS advocacy on campus or in the community such that people are moved to support communities of color where AIDS is so prevalent?