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."

New Course! Miracles of Mary

Register for the New Special Topics Course - Miracles of Mary (#AFST122). It meets online on Tuesdays 5:10 - 7:30 pm with Dcn. Dawit Muluneh and Dr. Krista Johnson.

This course examines the narratives, themes, and theological significance of Marian miracles within the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition. Students will explore the historical context, spiritual teachings, and cultural impact of these miracles, gaining a deeper understanding of Ethiopic literature.

Key Topics:

•   Introduction to Marian Miracles

Call for Africa Study Abroad Photos and Stories 2024

Dear students,

For a chance to be featured on the Center for African Studies social media, website and newsletter:

During your study abroad program, submit your photos along with a couple of sentences about an impactful memory from your study abroad. 

Please email to ania.ueno@howard.edu

If you would like your story to be highlighted in a full page article on our News Page, and shared on social and in newsletter:

Hyundai sponsors the HBCU-Africa Correspondents Corps program

We would like to give our gratitude to Hyundai for their generous donation to the HBCU-Africa Correspondents Corps program, an initiative of the Center for African Studies at Howard University. Hyundai came to meet with the team at the Center for African Studies on Tuesday and Howard students, Brianna Artis, Jacob Hanesworth, and Jayna Renna led a tour of the campus.

Capoeira Program with Opportunity to Win a Scholarship for HU Students

Opportunity for athletic HOWARD students and students interested in Afro-Brazilian culture, diaspora studies, and Portuguese language

Join us at The Capoeira Spot to learn CAPOEIRA
on Saturday, January 13, 2024 from 12 - 2 pm
for a FREE 2 hour Community Class (intro level) at our Axé Fest.

Africa-China Initiative Postdoctoral Fellowship

The Africa-China Initiative at the Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University is pleased to partner with the Center for African Studies at Howard University to offer a one-year ACI Research Fellowship. The purpose of the ACI Fellowship is bring African scholarship, expertise, and perspectives on Africa-China (and more broadly, Africa-Asia and Global South) research to Georgetown and Howard faculty and students, research and policy centers, and government agencies in the Washington, DC area.

Call for Africa Study Abroad Photos and Stories

Dear students,

For a chance to be featured on the Center for African Studies social media, website and newsletter:

Submit a few sentences about an impactful memory from your study abroad, that goes along with a photo. 

Please submit to ania.ueno@howard.edu

If you would like your story to be highlighted in a full page article on our News Page, and shared on social, newsletter, etc:

Apply for our Professional Development Course on Humanitarian Security

The Center for African Studies at Howard University, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Africa Bureau, is offering a 4-week professional development course on Humanitarian Security for practitioners and graduate students in Summer 2023.

LEARN MORE AND APPLY

Call for Papers: Africana Studies-University of Maryland, Baltimore County (AFST-UMBC) Biennial International Conference

The Africana Studies Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Baltimore, USA, Announces its Second Biennial International Conference on “African Women, Civil Wars, and Peacebuilding,” to be held at the UMBC Main Campus, May 17-18, 2023.

See details about the conference and on submitting panel and individual paper proposals in this pdf.

Apply for Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program

Deadline: November 15, 2022

The application for the U. S. Department of State’s 2023 Critical Language Scholarship (CLS) Program is now open!