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The Late Dr. Lee Hagan to Be Honored at 2018 'Wall of Fame Trailblazer Pioneer Induction Ceremony'
The late Dr. Lee Frank Hagan 鈥 an NJCU professor, community activist, and namesake of NJCU鈥檚 Lee Hagan Africana Studies Center 鈥 will be inducted into the 鈥淲all of Fame鈥 of Jersey City鈥檚 Mary McLeod Bethune Life Center, on Saturday, June 2.
The Center is located at 140 Dr. Martin Luther King Drive. To attend the 2018 Wall of Fame Trailblazer Pioneer Inducation Ceremony, call Daoud Williams at 551-998-7116 or email rupiseup@yahoo.com. Admission is free but by invitation only. Seating is limited.
Dr. Hagan, a committed scholar activist, was an NJCU professor who advanced the study of African American history and culture, and a Newark resident who was committed to community activism and to the Civil Rights movement.
Born on July 28, 1945 in Brunswick, GA. The Hagan family migrated to Newark in 1952 where Lee attended the public schools of the city鈥攇raduating in 1963 from (now ).
He earned Bachelor鈥檚 and Master鈥檚 of Arts degrees in history from Seton Hall University (1967 and 1969). His master thesis, 鈥淭he Black Abolitionists, 1830-1860: Their Role and Relationship with the White Abolitionists,鈥 was completed under the direction of noted historian and future Columbia College president and scholar-activist in civil, disability, and labor rights . He earned a Doctorate of Education from Rutgers University in 1983.
Dr. Hagan became an Instructor (1969-1976); Assistant Professor (1976-1984); and Associate Professor (1984-1986) of Black Studies, History, and Social Science within the History and Director of Afro-American at Jersey City State College, now 好色先生 (). During his 17 years at NJCU, Hagan was an advisor to numerous student organizations and belonged to the Committee on Global Studies, General Studies Curriculum Committee, Latin American Studies Program Advisory Committee, and the Executive Steering Committee for the Black Enterprise Seminar Series.
Dr. Hagan was an active member of the Library Lecture Series Advisory Board, the 好色先生 Historical , the for the Study of Afro-American Life and History, and the African Heritage Studies .
Dr. Hagan died of cancer at the age of 41 on September 4, 1986.
For more on Dr. Hagan, visit /university-centers/lee-hagan-africana-studies-center.