The 2024 ASA Teachers' Workshop will take place online THIS SATURDAY via Zoom and will explore the history of Islam in Africa, architecture along the Gold Road, Ajami literacies, and the diversity of Muslim identities. Each session will feature a resource discussion, including The Gold Road Project, which highlights the people, places, and items related to the medieval Sudanic empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai. Participants who attend the full workshop will be eligible to receive PDPs from Boston University, Indiana University, or the University of Minnesota. Register here to attend: https://lnkd.in/ehaZYuNn
Center for African Studies at Howard University
Higher Education
Washington, District of Columbia 4,249 followers
A Title VI National Resource Center and a hub that supports and enhances Africa-related teaching and research.
About us
The Center for African Studies (CfAS) at Howard University is a comprehensive Title VI National Resource Center and a campus-wide hub that supports and enhances Africa-related teaching and research across Howard University’s schools, academic departments and centers. In accordance with the mission and vision of Howard University, the Center works to consolidate and expand the legacy of HU as a leader for America and the global community in relation to the study of Africa. The Center promotes and supports teaching of African languages (Amharic, Arabic, Somali, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba and Zulu) in the Department of World Languages and Cultures, as well as research, instruction and training in other academic and professional fields to provide a fuller understanding of Africa.
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https://cfas.howard.edu/
External link for Center for African Studies at Howard University
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- Higher Education
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- 2-10 employees
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- Washington, District of Columbia
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- Africa, African Studies, Howard University, African Languages, Amharic, Arabic, Somali, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba, and Zulu
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1805 7th Street NW, 7th floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20001, US
Employees at Center for African Studies at Howard University
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Rodney Smith
PhD Student in African Studies (HU); Patricia Roberts Harris Fellow (International Affairs); Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellow; Focii:…
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Ania Ueno
Communications and Media Specialist
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Phiwokuhle Mnyandu, PhD
African Languages & Tech Fanatic; Advisor to Governments; Futurist; China-Africa Expert; Husband; Father
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Brenda Randolph
Outreach Director at Center for African Studies at Howard University
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Call for Abstracts: Conference in Celebration of Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza’s 70th Birthday. This international conference will provide a significant opportunity to celebrate Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza’s intellectual legacy, while engaging with contemporary scholarly debates and future directions in the fields he has influenced. We welcome you to join us in honoring this distinguished scholar and contributing to the academic discourse on his wide-ranging impact. Submission guidelines: https://lnkd.in/erPb6MRc Submission Deadline for Abstracts: February 1, 2025
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Study Zulu in South Africa with the HU Zulu in South Africa (HUZISA) Study Abroad Program. Applications are open! The Application Deadline is January 31, 2025. https://lnkd.in/g3X9DCsM
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Read about Latrese Johnson's Yoruba Study Abroad Experience: Linking the past, present, and future https://lnkd.in/eZcKqARu
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Check out photos from the Children’s Africana Book Awards (CABA) 2024 Awards Luncheon! See more photos on our Facebook page: https://lnkd.in/exHUnPAa
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The 2024 ASA Teachers' Workshop will take place online via Zoom and will explore the history of Islam in Africa, architecture along the Gold Road, Ajami literacies, and the diversity of Muslim identities. Each session will feature a resource discussion, including The Gold Road Project, which highlights the people, places, and items related to the medieval Sudanic empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai. Participants who attend the full workshop will be eligible to receive PDPs from Boston University, Indiana University, or the University of Minnesota. Register here to attend: https://lnkd.in/ehaZYuNn
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Study Yoruba in Nigeria with the Fulbright-Hays Yoruba Group Project Abroad program. Applications are open! The Application Deadline is January 31, 2025. https://lnkd.in/ebzZy4tf
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Study Swahili in Kenya with the HU Swahili Study Abroad (HUSSA) program. Applications are open! The Application Deadline is January 31, 2025. https://lnkd.in/eZT_rHSx
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Study Swahili in Kenya with the Fulbright-Hays Swahili Group Project Abroad program. Applications are open! The Application Deadline is January 31, 2025. https://lnkd.in/e6q8zP_Z
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