The Program in African Studies provides a systematic introduction to the complex historical, political and social issues of the African continent. Its major and minor are structured to give students ...

The Grace McFadden Award recognizes excellence and advancement in African American studies' scholarship; encourages and promotes the study of diverse aspects of African American culture, life and ...

Conceiving a student-centered course -- A place to begin: what students bring with them -- Setting goals: why should students study African history? -- Content and design -- Locating Africa: designing ...

The major in Linguistics & African Languages enables students to combine the study of human language from a diversity of perspectives with the study of one or more African languages in cultural and ...