The Connecticut Historical Society has elected Stacey Close to its board of trustees. Close has worked in higher education for more than 20 years. He currently serves as associate vice president for equity and diversity at Eastern Connecticut State University in Willimantic and also is a history professor.
Close has taught courses on African American, American, African, and Southern history and served as chairperson for ECSU’s department of history. His background also includes contributing editor and essayist for “African Americans in Connecticut Explored,” which is published by Wesleyan University Press, and he frequently lectures and makes presentations on black Hartford’s freedom struggle.
