ASC Launches 2021 Walter Rodney Lecture Series
The Walter Rodney lecture series kicked off its 44th year with a webinar exploring “Youth, Pop Culture and Terror Warfare in Sierra Leone.”
Assessing China’s Belt and Road Initiative: A Pardee School Series
This event series will examine the economic, social, political, and security impacts of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Woldemariam Named Director of African Studies Center
Michael Woldemariam appointed next Director of the ASC. Longman to serve as Interim Director during AY 2020-21.
Ngom Publishes Chapters in Libraries and Archives in the Digital Age
Prof. Fallou Ngom publishes chapters in Digital Age on the misunderstandings of literacy in Africa.
ASC Launches Research Project on Ajamī Literature in West Africa
The African Studies Center has launched an important research initiative that aims to provide a new window into the history, cultures, and intellectual traditions of West Africa.
ASC Completes Research Project on Mandinka Archives
The African Studies Center recently completed a project with Mugar Library focusing on the archives of Mandinka scholars of Casamance, Senegal.
African Studies Center Hosts Graduate Student Conference
The keynote address was delivered by G. Ugo Nwokeji, Associate Professor of African American Studies at the University of California Berkeley.
ASC Hosts Rodney Lecture on Women, War and Agency
The African Studies Center hosted Hilary Matfess for a talk entitled “Women, War, and Agency: A Study of Boko Haram and Gender.”
ASC Hosts Rodney Lecture on Social Media and Politics in Africa
The African Studies Center hosted a talk entitled “Understanding Political Transitions in the Social Media (Digital Age)” as part of the Walter Rodney lecture series.
ASC Hosts Annual Bradford Morse Lecture and Fall Reception
The lecture featured a talk from Rutgers Prof. Barbara M. Cooper entitled “Reflections on a Baby Scandal: Paradoxes of Fertility and Infertility in West Africa.”
African Studies Center Awarded $2.2 Million Title VI Grants
The African Studies Center will receive more than $2.2 million to support Africa-focused education, including African language instruction.
African Studies Center Hosts Graduate Student Conference
The keynote address was delivered by Amah Edoh, Assistant Professor of African Studies at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
ASC Announces Spring 2018 Rodney Seminar Schedule
The Walter Rodney Seminar lecture series is held every Monday from 12:15 pm to 2:00 pm at the African Studies Center.
BtH: How Rwanda’s Youth Impacts Social Institutions
The Beyond the Headlines series continued with a discussion on the youth bulge in Rwanda and youth involvement in the country’s institutions.
ASC Hosts Reception, Alumni Lecture
The center’s inaugural Bradford Morse Alumni Lecture featured alumnus Peter Alegi on “African Sport: Colonialism, Independence, Globalization.”
Fallou Ngom Appointed Director of African Studies Center
Prof. Fallou Ngom has been appointed as the new director of the African Studies Center at the Pardee School of Global Studies.
African Studies Center Hosts Graduate Student Conference
The keynote address was delivered by Alex De Waal, Research Professor and Executive Director of the World Peace Foundation at Tufts University.
African Studies Center Hosts Former President of Ghana
John Dramani Mahama served as President of Ghana from 2012 to January 2017, and previously served as Vice President of Ghana from 2009 to 2012.
ASC Land Mortgage Working Group Publishes Research Report
The Research report is an outcome of discussions and materials first presented at a Boston University Land Mortgage Symposium in April 2015.
ASC Hosts Networking and Fundraising Workshop
The African Studies Center Diaspora Studies Initiative (DSI) held a workshop on network and fundraising issues.