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Kansas African Studies Center

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

News

Spencer Museum of Art: Africa Focus
November 28, 2017
College selects new associate dean for diversity, equity & inclusion
November 9, 2017
Book details rise of Kenya’s educational ‘army of development’
October 10, 2017
Meet Madagascar’s oldest animal lineage, a whirligig beetle with 206-million-year-old origins
October 4, 2017
‘Khartoum at Night’ looks at Sudanese history through fashion
August 9, 2017
Book details how diasporas stay connected to home countries
April 11, 2017
Humanities professors win book publication awards
April 10, 2017
Message: Information regarding executive order on immigration
January 30, 2017
Negative media portrayals drive perception of immigration policy, study finds
December 6, 2016
Rare production of century-old play has racial resonance today
November 16, 2016
University community mourns death of lecturer David Mburu
November 4, 2016
New Global Scholars cohort selected
November 3, 2016
Scholars to discuss role of area studies in the global age
November 2, 2016
Author to speak of her travels in the footsteps of the enslaved
October 24, 2016
Systemic race, class inequality are driving protests, social movement scholar says
October 5, 2016
Sufism — mystical practice of Islam — often neglected in Western media
October 4, 2016
KU announces launch of Francophone Studies Program
August 24, 2016
Six KU faculty members receive distinguished teaching awards
August 22, 2016
Untold stories of women, secrecy and HIV in Nigeria
May 19, 2016
How jokes and silence speak volumes in protesting dictators, oppression
May 5, 2016
Power of migration stories topic of upcoming forum
April 25, 2016
Island known for Mandela's imprisonment has more to its oppressive story
April 14, 2016
New research sharpens understanding of poison-arrow hunting in Africa
February 1, 2016
KU community remembers Professor Toni Johnson
January 19, 2016
Kansas African Studies Center receives NEH grant
December 15, 2015
Inequality, Islamophobia remain in wake of Charlie Hebdo tragedy
October 14, 2015
Hodges Persley, Hall win 2015 KU teaching awards
September 21, 2015
KU sociologist: Burkina Faso coup spells trouble for civil society in Africa
September 18, 2015
Professor first to document Tunisia's postcolonial monumental artwork
September 10, 2015
African and African-American studies professor wins inaugural engaged scholarship award
June 18, 2015
Students to study African languages with FLAS fellowships
May 18, 2015
Humanities professors win book publication awards
April 27, 2015
Event to celebrate work of Nobel Prize-winning poet
April 14, 2015
Vampires aren't just 'Twilight' sexy or 'Dracula' old, new book finds
March 2, 2015
Hall Center announces 2015-2016 research and creative work fellows
February 18, 2015
Research team helps WHO make sense of Ebola response efforts
December 10, 2014
Panelists will discuss social issues around Ebola outbreak
November 4, 2014
Researcher studies why gender-based violence persists in Namibia
October 30, 2014
KU to host 20th annual African studies conference
September 29, 2014
Lamb, Wintoki receive 2014 KU teaching awards
August 21, 2014
Understanding Ebola Fighting the fever
August 13, 2014
Book examines how African environmental writing shaped global environmentalism
July 30, 2014
Researcher available to discuss Ebola outbreak in Africa
July 30, 2014
KU community invited to visit with representative of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
July 11, 2014
Book on female Nigerian scholar points to long tradition of educating women
June 26, 2014
Social media, online resources boost awareness about minority rights in Africa, professor finds
June 23, 2014
Professor helps Kenyan community develop dictionary to preserve Ekegusii language
May 9, 2014
Somali language program aims to meet need of growing immigrant population
May 6, 2014
Three humanities faculty members awarded American Council of Learned Societies fellowships
May 2, 2014
International area studies centers to present peace, conflict educator workshop
April 14, 2014
KU scholars see value in preserving Africa’s endangered languages
April 14, 2014
KU to host major linguistic conference on African languages
April 9, 2014
Film festival to show realities of African culture
April 4, 2014
University mourns death of Professor Samira Sayeh
March 13, 2014
KU professor appointed executive editor of Ugandan newspaper
January 28, 2014
KASC's Faculty Associate Director recognized in November by KU's Center for Civic and Social Responsibility
December 16, 2013
Nelson Mandela’s impact was felt by many in KU community
December 5, 2013
New book analyzes how nonprofits, activists have affected African politics
October 9, 2013
Nelson Mandela to receive 10th anniversary Dole Leadership Prize
October 3, 2013
Film festival at KU to showcase reality of Africa
April 14, 2013
KU to bring African culture to campus with film festival
April 12, 2013
Professor receives Hall Center's first Scholars on Site award
April 9, 2013
Regina Carter discovers roots while making, researching music
April 4, 2013
Researcher will push emerging field of biodiversity informatics in Africa
July 12, 2012

Expert instruction in Arabic, Kiswahili, and Wolof at the beginning and intermediate levels will be offered over eight weeks in June-July 2018.

Foreign Language & Area Studies Fellowships

The Kansas African Studies Center has received $140,000 in funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities to launch public discussions, community programming, and the creation of educational resources in local communities to discuss the challenges and opportunities surrounding recent demographic changes in the region. Visit www.migrationstories.ku.edu to learn more.

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November 28, 2017
Spencer Museum of Art: Africa Focus
November 9, 2017
College selects new associate dean for diversity, equity & inclusion
October 10, 2017
Book details rise of Kenya’s educational ‘army of development’

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