Lewis said that she hopes Monday’s announcement clears up confusion about the program after the institute’s structural changes.

“We usually send out these announcements at the beginning of the academic year, but we were in a bit of a quandary at the beginning of this year because we knew we were making this transition,” said Lewis, adding that “there has been this confusion about what happened to the Du Bois fellows.”

—Staff writer Dev A. Patel can be reached at dev.patel@thecrimson.com. Follow him on Twitter @dev_a_patel.

—Staff writer Steven R. Watros can be reached at steven.watros@thecrimson.com. Follow him on Twitter @SteveWatros.

This article has been revised to reflect the following clarification:

CLARIFICATION: Jan. 29, 2013

An earlier version of the photo caption accompanying this article stated that the W.E.B Du Bois Institute is currently undergoing renovations to become the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research. To clarify, the Institute has already been absorbed into the Hutchins Center, which is undergoing renovation.