New Federal Grant for the Department of World Languages and Cultures

The Department of World Languages and Cultures has been awarded a three-year grant of $156,445.00 by the Department of Education to develop authentic multimedia instructional materials at the Intermediate and Advanced levels of Amharic, Swahili, and Wolof languages. The grant is part of the International Research and Studies program which aims to improve and strengthen instruction in modern foreign languages, area studies, and other international fields.

Testing page for Paige

2021 Summer Course: Advanced Seminar in African Policy

Outreach Videos

Pan-African Symposium on Digital Learning in Global Africa

Summer Institute for Educators 2020

Summer Institute for Educators 2021

The Language of Diplomacy

For senior Ashley Tousana, learning languages is the first step to building foreign relations. She has spent enough time studying Mandarin and living abroad in China that she considers it a second home. It has also reinforced her interest in possibly pursuing a career in China-Africa development affairs, specifically in their trade policy and economic relations.

Schools, Supplies and Water in Uganda

"When Euland Ramsey embarked on her first mission trip to Uganda in 2009, she originally thought she’d just chalk it up to a great experience and cross it off her bucket list. But as she and the other volunteers were handing out the 200 pairs of flip flops that they brought over for the locals, she saw that the number of people in line far exceeded the amount of footwear they had left in the boxes..." [Read more in the Bison Beat May 2021 issue.]

Book: Gender and Education in Kenya

EDITED BY: Esther Lisanza, Ph.D.
CONTRIBUTIONS BY: Mokaya Bosire; Damaris Choti; Zulekha R. Khamisi; Leonora Anyango-Kivuva; Esther Mukewa Lisanza; Catherine Mwihaki Ndungo and Anne Rotich
BOOK TITLE: Gender and Education in Kenya

The book can be purchased here: https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781793634931/Gender-and-Education-in-Kenya