Associate Professor Cynthia Becker was awarded the inaugural Innovative Teaching Award by ACASA

Associate Professor Cynthia Becker was awarded the inaugural Innovative Teaching Award by ACASA (Arts Council of the African Studies Association). The selection committee highlighted the multimedia expression and community engagement dimensions of two courses she developed at BU: “From Morocco to Timbuktu: Art and Architecture at the Saharan Crossroads” (offered this fall) and “African Art in the City.” As the committee wrote, “These courses show collaborative, student-centered, imaginative teaching methods, blending classic in-class discussions with out-of-classroom artist studio visits, practical hands-on demonstrations by artists, along with visits to museums and other sites in Boston.” Read more here.