African Studies Center
Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
The African Studies Center (ASC) at Boston University is one of the nation’s oldest leaders in promoting African language and area studies since its founding in 1953, with federal funding from the US Department of Education as a Title VI National Resource Center.
As a center for excellence for researching, learning, and teaching about Africa, the ASC provides opportunities for students and scholars across the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences to pursue rigorous academic study and research engaging Africa, to learn African languages, and to participate in diverse programming outside of the classroom.
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The World Bank, the Old City, and Liquid Land
Tariq Rahman Lahore is an ancient city. Lahore is a megacity. Though I can think of nothing more cliché to Read more
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ASC Faculty and Students showcase their hardwork and are recognized at this year’s meeting of the African Language Teachers Association Meeting.
Our students and faculty did us proud with amazing conference presentations at the annual African Language Teacher’s Association meeting. A Read more
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ASL Featured Resource: The Paula H. Foster Collection
The African Studies Library houses collections by and about women within African Studies. We will highlight some of these collections Read more
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Class Spotlight | SSW MP 789 Global Social Work Practice : A Rights Based Perspective
The course prepares students to intervene effectively in social problems (e.g. gender based violence, internal displacement, food security) in local Read more
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ASC Director Mark Storella and Charles Holmes Publish “U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit: Zambia’s Lessons on Governance, Health and Partnership”
ASC Director Mark Storella and Charles Holmes, Professor of Medicine and Director of the Center for Innovation in Global Health Read more
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New Research on Diaspora and Financial Technology
The Diaspora Studies Initiative of the African Studies Center partnered with the Evergreen program of the Boston University Metropolitan College Read more
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Honoring the Career, Scholarship and Mentorship of Professor Jim McCann
The African Studies Center will celebrate and honor Professor Jim McCann on Friday, December 9, on the occasion of his Read more
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Now Accepting 2023 FLAS Fellowship Applications
The ASC is now accepting applications for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships for summer 2023 and the 2023-24 Read more