FLAS Fellows

The Center for African Studies provides Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships through funding from the U.S. Department of Education Title VI program. FLAS Fellowships support students taking African languages (Amharic, Arabic, Somali, Swahili, Wolof, Yoruba and Zulu) and area studies coursework. The fellowships support intensive for-credit study of an African language and to promote the development of competency in African Studies either in the United States or abroad. Learn more about the FLAS Program.

Tatiana Allen Undergraduate Student in Journalism FLAS Language: Zulu	Chelia Alston Burgie Undergraduate Student in Communications FLAS Language: Zulu	Serafina Atibu Undergraduate Student in Political Science FLAS Language: Swahili
Sanaa Best Undergraduate Student in Political Science FLAS Language: Zulu	Taryn Gay Undergraduate Student in Health Education FLAS Language: Zulu	Nur Hafsah Undergraduate Student in International Affairs FLAS Language: Arabic
Kevin Hayes Graduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Swahili	Lilly Lisanza Undergraduate Student in English FLAS Language: Swahili	Amya McClenton Undergraduate Student in Criminology and Psychology FLAS Language: Zulu
Nia Assata Muhammad Undergraduate Student in Afro American Studies FLAS Language: Zulu	Da'Riah Terrell Undergraduate Student in Political Science FLAS Language: Swahili	Mekaiah Wise Undergraduate Student in Criminology FLAS Language: Swahili
Rodricka Youmans Undergraduate Student in Psychology FLAS Language: Swahili

Moses Aseda Graduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Yoruba	Temiloluwa Banwo Undergraduate Student in Biology FLAS Language: Yoruba	Kimberly Carter Undergraduate Student in Mathematics FLAS Language: Zulu
Morgan Gibson Undergraduate Student in Media, Journalism, & Film FLAS Language: Zulu	Oluwasijibomi Ketiku Undergraduate Student in Health Sciences FLAS Language: Yoruba	Ireayo Kuku Undergraduate Student in Marketing FLAS Language: Yoruba
Ikram Mohamed Undergraduate Student in Criminology FLAS Language: Somali	Said Mohamed Undergraduate Student in Biology FLAS Language: Wolof	Abdel Mouncharou Doctorate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Swahili
Hafsah Nur Undergraduate Student in International Affairs FLAS Language: Arabic	Nephraterie Smith Undergraduate Student in Spanish FLAS Language: Swahili	Rodney Smith Graduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Amharic
Naudia Thurman Undergraduate Student in Psychology FLAS Language: Zulu	Kennedy Wallace Undergraduate Student in Legal Communication FLAS Language: Zulu	Saiida Webb Undergraduate Student in Poli Sci and African-American Studies FLAS Language: Wolof
Kaylyn Williams Undergraduate Student in Psychology FLAS Language: Swahili

Alexa Baker Undergraduate Student in International Affairs FLAS Language: Swahili	xKareema Bangura Undergraduate Student in Journalism FLAS Language: Swahili	Diamond Bazile Undergraduate Student FLAS Language: Zulu
Tajudeen Bioku Graduate Student FLAS Language: Yoruba	Diandra Blake Undergraduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Swahili	Brock Boyd Undergraduate Student in Marketing FLAS Language: Zulu
Kimberly Carter Undergraduate Student in Mathematics FLAS Language: Zulu	Simone Grossley Undergraduate Student FLAS Language: Zulu	Habibata Kaira Undergraduate Student FLAS Language: Zulu
Milen Mehari Graduate Student FLAS Language: Amharic	Nisa Muhammad Graduate Student FLAS Language: Arabic	Nephraterie Smith Undergraduate Student in Spanish FLAS Language: Swahili
Rodney Smith Graduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Amharic	Gisele Spooner Undergraduate Student FLAS Language: Swahili	Da'Riah Terrell Undergraduate Student FLAS Language: Swahili
Aiden Thompson Undergraduate Student FLAS Language: Zulu	Darline Washington Undergraduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Swahili	Imani Waters Undergraduate Student in TV and Film FLAS Language: Zulu
Kaylyn Williams Undergraduate Student in Psychology FLAS Language: Swahili	Jordyn Wright Undergraduate Student FLAS Language: Arabic	Nyla Wright Undergraduate Student FLAS Language: Zulu

Samuel Anthony Undergraduate Student in Afro-American & African Studies FLAS Language: Yoruba	Alexa Baker Undergraduate Student in International Affairs FLAS Language: Swahili	Ahdis Beruk Undergraduate Student in Drama/theater FLAS Language: Amharic
Benjamin Beslin Undergraduate Student in Psychology FLAS Language: Zulu	Kayla Cain Undergraduate Student in Journalism FLAS Language: Zulu	Chelsea Cooper Undergraduate Student in Biology FLAS Language: Arabic
Kholeigh Foster Undergraduate Student in Sociology FLAS Language: Swahili	Selam Getu Undergraduate Student in English FLAS Language: Amharic	Morgan Gibson Undergraduate Student in Communications FLAS Language: Zulu
Chardae Henderson Undergraduate Student in History FLAS Language: Somali	Lauren Kiarie Undergraduate Student in International Affairs FLAS Language: Swahili	Ireayo Kuku Undergraduate Student in Marketing FLAS Language: Yoruba
Ikram Mohamed Undergraduate Student in Criminology FLAS Language: Somali	Said Mohamed Undergraduate Student in Biology FLAS Language: Wolof	Nuha Mohammed Undergraduate Student in Biology FLAS Language: Arabic
Abdel Mouncharou Doctorate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Swahili	Logan Ritter Undergraduate Student in Political Science FLAS Language: Arabic	Aiden Thompson Undergraduate Student in Criminology FLAS Language: Zulu
Imani Waters Undergraduate Student in TV and Film FLAS Language: Zulu	Saiida Webb Undergraduate Student in African-American Studies FLAS Language: Wolof

Leah Anderson Undergraduate Student in Criminology FLAS Language: Swahili	Miguel Augustin Undergraduate Student in Psychology FLAS Language: Amharic	Yanava Ferreria Undergraduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Swahili
Kholeigh Foster Undergraduate Student in Sociology FLAS Language: Swahili	Candace Johnson Doctorate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Swahili	Lesina Martin Masters Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Wolof
Adisa Morgan Undergraduate Student in Business Admin. & Manag. FLAS Language: Swahili	Alexa Pitter Undergraduate Student in Psychology FLAS Language: Swahili	Shaniece Rorie Undergraduate Student in Psychology FLAS Language: Swahili

Jean Claude Abeck Graduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Arabic	Alafia Bailey Undergraduate Student in African Studies / Psychology FLAS Language: Swahili	Ralonda Butler Undergraduate Student in Biology FLAS Language: Wolof
Chelsea Cooper Undergraduate Student in Biology FLAS Language: Arabic	Fatou Drammeh Undergraduate Student in African American Studies FLAS Language: Wolof	Amen Haileselassie Undergraduate Student in Political Science FLAS Language: Amharic
Alyson Haylor Graduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Zulu	Natasha Joseph Graduate Student in Public Policy FLAS Language: Swahili	Jamaica Kalika Undergraduate Student in Media, Journalism and Film FLAS Language: Swahili
Said Mohamed Undergraduate Student in Biology FLAS Language: Swahili	Abdel Mouncharou Graduate Student in African Studies FLAS Language: Swahili

Vanessa Perry
FLAS Fellow 2018-2021
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Yoruba

Ralonda Butler
FLAS Fellow 2020-2021
Undergrad Student: Biology
FLAS Language: Wolof

Faith Kipchirchir
FLAS Fellow 2020-2021
Undergrad Student: Criminology
FLAS Language: Swahili

Nakira Glasgow
FLAS Fellow 2020-2021
Masters Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Fatimah Jaiteh
FLAS Fellow 2020-2021
Undergrad Student: Psychology
FLAS Language: Wolof

Felicia Ross
FLAS Fellow 2017-2021
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

DeVonte Lyons
FLAS Fellow 2020-2021
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Faridat IIupeju
FLAS Fellow 2020-2021
Undergrad Student: Health Sciences
FLAS Language: Yoruba

Jenea Rutty
FLAS Fellow 2020-2021
Undergrad Student: Undeclared
FLAS Language: Amharic

Meloney Mosley
FLAS Fellow 2018-2021
Ph.D. Student: Languages
FLAS Language: Arabic

Fatima Tall
FLAS Fellow 2019-2021
Undergrad Student: Criminology
FLAS Language: Wolof

Verolyne Barnard
FLAS Fellow 2019-2020
Undergrad Student: International Studies
FLAS Language: Zulu

Barthelemy Bazemo
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

David Bwayo
FLAS Fellow 2019-2020
Undergrad Student: Engineering
FLAS Language: Swahili

Lyric Hathaway
FLAS Fellow 2019-2020
Undergrad Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Fatimah Jaiteh
FLAS Fellow 2019-2020
Undergrad Student: Psychology
FLAS Language: Wolof

Mary Kamau
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Undergrad Student: Chemistry
FLAS Language: Swahili

Imani Mallard
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Undergrad Student: Maternal and Child Health
FLAS Language: Swahili

Katelyn Mensah
FLAS Fellow 2019-2020
Undergrad Student: French
FLAS Language: Swahili

Vanessa Perry
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Yoruba

Felicia Ross
FLAS Fellow 2017-2020
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Fatima Tall
FLAS Fellow 2019-2020
Undergrad Student: Criminology
FLAS Language: Wolof

Abigail Woldeamlak
FLAS Fellow 2019-2020
Undergrad Student: Psychology
FLAS Language: Amharic

Kaylah Clark
FLAS Fellow Summer 2019
Undergrad Student: Sociology
FLAS Language: Swahili

Jazmin JeanBaptiste
FLAS Fellow Summer 2019
Undergrad Student: Acting
FLAS Language: Swahili

Darryl Jones
FLAS Fellow Summer 2019
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Arabic

Vivian Lisanza
FLAS Fellow Summer 2019
Undergrad Student: Biology
FLAS Language: Swahili

Katelyn Mensah
FLAS Fellow 2019-2020
Undergrad Student: French
FLAS Language: Swahili

TruLe'sia Newberry
FLAS Fellow Summer 2019
Masters Student: Social Work
FLAS Language: Swahili

Juli Stanford
FLAS Fellow Summer 2019
Undergrad Student: Global Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Betel Anyeta
FLAS Fellow 2018-2019
Undergrad Student: Economics
FLAS Language: Amharic

Barthelemy Bazemo
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Mary Kamau
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Undergrad Student: Chemistry
FLAS Language: Swahili

Imani Mallard
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Undergrad Student: Maternal and Child Health
FLAS Language: Swahili

Meloney Mosley
FLAS Fellow 2018-2019
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Arabic

Vanessa Perry
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Yoruba

Felicia Ross
FLAS Fellow 2017-2020
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Fatoumata Sankare
FLAS Fellow 2018-2019
Undergrad Student: Political Science
FLAS Language: Arabic

Abdul Gafaru Tahiru
FLAS Fellow 2015-2019
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Arabic

Natalie Walton
FLAS Fellow 2018-2019
Undergrad Student: Afro-American Studies
FLAS Language: Zulu

Shatiqua Washington
FLAS Fellow 2018-2019
Undergrad Student: Sociology
FLAS Language: Zulu

Erica Anayango
FLAS Fellow Summer 2018
Masters Student: Business
FLAS Language: Swahili

Neah Banks
FLAS Fellow Summer 2018
Undergrad Student: Music/Theater
FLAS Language: Swahili

Janeal Dyer
FLAS Fellow Summer 2018
Undergrad Student: Communications-Management
FLAS Language: Wolof

Kamau Grimes
FLAS Fellow 2015-2018
Masters Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Amharic

Omri Johnson
FLAS Fellow Summer 2018
Undergrad Student: Biology/Psychology
FLAS Language: Swahili

Mary Kamau
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Undergrad Student: Chemistry
FLAS Language: Swahili

Beverly Khabo
FLAS Fellow Summer 2018
Ph.D. Student: Communication-Speech
FLAS Language: Amharic

Imani Mallard
FLAS Fellow 2018-2020
Undergrad Student: Maternal and Child Health
FLAS Language: Swahili

Martrese Meachum
FLAS Fellow Summer 2018
Masters Student: Communication/Film
FLAS Language: Swahili

Sablena Milinganyo
FLAS Fellow Summer 2018
Undergrad Student: Criminology
FLAS Language: Swahili

Adriana Thompson
FLAS Fellow Summer 2018
Undergrad Student: Education
FLAS Language: Swahili

Siera Toney
FLAS Fellow Summer 2018
Masters Student: Divinity
FLAS Language: Amharic

Tesfaye Abebe
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Canice Enyiaka
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Crystal Oluwadamilare
Masters Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Yoruba

Brandon Ramsay
Undergrad Student: International Relations
FLAS Language: Arabic

Felicia Ross
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Fatou Sow
Undergrad Student: Communications
FLAS Language: Wolof

Abdul Gafaru Tahiru
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Arabic

Javoen Byrd
Masters Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Yoruba

Gamby Camara
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Wolof

Kathryn Coney
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Marnesha Hall
Undergrad Student: Health Education
FLAS Language: Swahili

Malcolm Henry
Undergrad Student: International Business
FLAS Language: Swahili

Emi Williams
Undergrad Student: Psychology
FLAS Language: Swahili

Tesfaye Abebe
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Ngozi Burrell
Undergrad Student: Communications
FLAS Language: Arabic

Gamby Camara
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Wolof

Canice Enyiaka
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Danielle Gantt-Hudgins
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Zulu

Beryl Kessio
Undergrad Student: Communications
FLAS Language: Arabic

Sara Swetzoff
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Amharic

Abdul Gafaru Tahiru
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Arabic

Ngozi Burrell
Undergrad Student: Communications
FLAS Language: Arabic

Brittiny Farrier
Undergrad Student: Biology
FLAS Language: Swahili

Danielle Gantt-Hudgins
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Zulu

Zipporah McCoy
Ph.D. Student: Sociology
FLAS Language: Amharic

Kimberly Monroe
Ph.D. Student: African Diaspora History
FLAS Language: Swahili

Bria Montgomery
Undergrad Student: Psychology
FLAS Language: Swahili

NaTazah O'Neil
Undergrad Student: Biology
FLAS Language: Swahili

Julie Orme
Ph.D. Student: Social Work
FLAS Language: Zulu

Amber Smith
Undergrad Student: Psychology
FLAS Language: Swahili

Sara Swetzoff
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Amharic

Tesfaye Abebe
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Ngozi Burrell
Undergrad Student: Communications
FLAS Language: Arabic

Gamby Camara
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Wolof

Destiny Casson
Undergrad Student: Psychology
FLAS Language: Zulu

Canice Enyiaka
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Swahili

Danielle Gantt-Hudgins
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Zulu

Amanda Gherezghiher
Undergrad Student: Philosophy
FLAS Language: Swahili

Kamau Grimes
FLAS Fellow 2015-2018
Masters Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Amharic

Jennifer Keita
Ph.D. Student: Medical Sociology
FLAS Language: Zulu

Alexander II McDaniel
Undergrad Student: Business
FLAS Language: Swahili

Ijeoma Odoh
Ph.D. Student: English
FLAS Language: Yoruba

Sara Swetzoff
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Amharic

Abdul Gafaru Tahiru
Ph.D. Student: African Studies
FLAS Language: Arabic

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December 5, 2024

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August 13, 2024

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January 10, 2024

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January 10, 2024

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Category: News, Student Highlights, FLAS, African Languages, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

January 10, 2024

By Diandra Blake, African Studies with Swahili Minor Undergraduate Student

Category: News, Student Highlights, FLAS, African Languages, HUSSA, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

October 6, 2023

By Alexa Baker, International Affairs Undergraduate Student

Category: News, Student Highlights, FLAS, African Languages, Swahili, Swahili Fulbright GPA, HUSSA, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

December 9, 2019

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Category: FLAS, African Languages, Swahili, HUSSA, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

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October 16, 2018

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

Category: FLAS, African Languages, Study Abroad, Africa Travel Experiences

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September 29, 2016

By Zipporah McCoy, Ph.D. Student, Howard University

Category: FLAS, African Languages

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FLAS Experiences

Becoming with The People of the Sky: Nia Assata’s Journey in South Africa

Da’Riah's Unforgettable Study Abroad Experience in Kenya

Kareema's Study Abroad in Kenya

Brock's Adventures studying Zulu in South Africa

Nephraterie's Travel, Studying Swahili in Kenya

Diandra's Life Changing Experiences in Kenya

Alexa's Swahili Study Abroad Comparisons

Mary Kamau on the Swahili Summer Abroad Program

Experiences from the Amharic Study Abroad Program

Zipporah McCoy's FLAS Fellowship Journey