The World We Don’t Know—Reflections on the Importance of Global Education

By Ellen Olmstead and Cinder Cooper Barnes

In this essay, Ellen Olmstead and Cinder Cooper Barnes, both professors of English at Montgomery College and participants in the 2017 CAORC-WARC Faculty Development Seminar to Senegal, discuss the lasting impacts of their West African experience and the importance of providing study abroad opportunities to community college faculty and students.

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In Memory of Prof. Sulayman Nyang

It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Dr. Sulayman S. Nyang. We have lost a colleague, a friend, a brother, a mentor. 

Dr. Nyang was a internationally-respected diplomat, scholar, teacher, and community leader. Below please read more about his life in a letter from Howard University's Board of Trustees to his wife.

Experiences from the Amharic Study Abroad Program

FLAS Fellows share their experiences from Ethiopia during the Amharic Study Abroad Program of Summer 2018.

See more photos from the Amharic Study Abroad Program Summer 2018 in Ethiopia on Flickr.

The Cathy Hughes School of Communications and partners provide books to University in Uganda

"WASHINGTON - (July, 30, 2018) – Howard University’s Cathy Hughes School of Communications has partnered with The Aspen Institute and The International Communication Association (ICA) to provide a collection of academic-oriented books and professional works to Uganda Martyrs University (UMU) in Kampala, Uganda. The collection of literature concentrates on communication studies to social sciences and will help in the development of their new communications department, the Institute of Languages and Communication Studies, and the university library..."

Race, Gender, and Power: Encountering the Signares of Senegal

By Cinder Cooper Barnes

In this essay, Cinder Cooper Barnes, Professor of English at Montgomery College and 2017 participant in the CAORC-WARA Faculty Development Seminar, discusses her encounter with the "signares" in the history of Senegal's slave trade.

Center for African Studies Secures Second Cycle of Grant Funding from U.S. Department of Education

"WASHINGTON (September 17, 2018) – The Howard University Center for African Studies (CfAS) recently received its second consecutive 4-year (2018-2022) grant from the U.S. Department of Education to strengthen the capacity and performance of students in world languages and international studies.

Listen to Dr. Msia Clark's interview on Hip Hop in Africa

Dr. Msia Kibona Clark was interviewed by Hassan Arouni with BBC World Service - Focus on Africa on her book “Hip Hop Africa: Prophets of the City & Dustyfoot Philosophers” on July 18, 2018. Listen to the interview here.