Professor Emeritus Willard R. Johnson, political scientist who specialized in African studies, dies at 87 | MIT News
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on November 15, 2023
Willard R. Johnson, a professor emeritus in the MIT Department of Political Science who focused his scholarly research on the political development of Africa, died in late October at age 87. Johnson served as a member of the MIT faculty for nearly 60 years, while also founding and participating in numerous civic initiatives aimed at making political and social advances in Africa and the U.S., and building engagement between the two regions.
Johnson joined the political science faculty in 1964 as an assistant professor. He was the first Black faculty member at MIT to rise through . . .
