CFP for Robert R. Edgar International Conference

On the occasion of honoring the legacy of Professor Robert R. Edgar, Conference organizers invite scholars, emerging and established, to propose papers and presentations for a conference at the University of Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa. The conference will be titled: "Legacies of Immersive Social History: Past, Present and Future: A Conference in Honour of the Life, Work and Communities of Robert R. Edgar"

Paper proposals due: 31 July 2025

Lessons from Sobukwe, Africa’s Son of the Soil and Prison No. 1 on Robben Island

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Howard University students delve into Zulu language and life on the Expresso Show in South Africa!

Expresso Show in South Africa speaks with Howard University's Zulu lecturer, Dr. Sipho Sithole, and his students, while they study abroad in South Africa, as part of the HUZISA Program at Howard.

Media

Center for African Studies awards record number of summer FLAS fellowships

The Center for African Studies has awarded $190,000 in summer Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships to a record 20 undergraduate students to study African languages and cultures in four countries in Summer 2025. In addition to continuing its support of established study abroad programs for Zulu (South Africa) and Swahili (Kenya), the Center will achieve another milestone by supporting the return of Wolof (Senegal) and welcoming an inaugural program for Twi (Ghana).

Fourth Out of (and Into) Africa Conference

CABA 2025 Winners

Offering Summer Somali I & II

The Department of World Languages and Cultures is offering Somali I & II this Summer!

Somali is a vibrant, oral language that has earned Somalis the title of the "Nation of Poets."

Nearer My Freedom

About the Webinar

This Children's Africana Book Award Webinar, part of the Global Read Webinar Series, took place on February 27, 2025 at 7 pm EST with a presentation by Lesley Younge, author of Nearer My Freedom.

Welcome Back Dr. Cham, Our Interim Director!

The distinguished Professor Mbye Cham is our Interim Director for the Spring 2025 semester while Professor Krista Johnson is on leave. Dr. Cham is the founder of our Center and has graciously agreed to return for this time period. We are grateful to be under his guidance again!