Listen to Dr. Corey Holmes about studying Zulu through funding from Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad

Celebrating International Education Week!

Interested in studying an African language? Listen to the podcast, Go Global ED Podcast  - Episode 4, to hear about Dr. Corey Holmes who studied Zulu in South Africa through funding from the Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Abroad.

Howard at ASA 2021

What sessions are Howard faculty and alumni presenting in at the 64th African Studies Association (ASA) Annual Meeting? Here is the list!

The ASA Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of Africanist scholars in the world and is the flagship event of the association. 

To learn more about the meeting and to register go to: africanstudies.org/annual-meetings

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.

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.]

Alumni Highlights: Interview with Darryl L. Jones II

We interviewed our alumnus, Darryl L. Jones II, regarding his Ph.D. education and language training at Howard. Darryl is a proud Ph.D. graduate of Howard University's Department of African Studies and Research and the historic class of 2020.  At Howard, his academic research explored the nexus of climate change, environmental degradation, and human security – specifically that of descent-based slavery and issues of terrorism – in Mauritania, under the direction of Dr. Alem Hailu.

ASA lecture by Bob Edgar

The 2020 African Studies Review (ASR) Distinguished Lecture with Bob Edgar, Professor Emeritus of Howard University, is now available to view on YouTube. His talk is entitled African Voices Matter: Reflections on Fifty Years of Historical Research in Southern Africa was presented at the 63rd African Studies Association Meeting.

Krista Johnson awarded a CADFP Fellowship

Krista Johnson, Director at the Center for African Studies (CfAS), Howard University, and Professor Ade Adebajo at the University of Johannesburg were recently awarded a Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship for the upcoming year. As a CADFP Fellow, Dr.

$1 Million Gift to Launch the Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership

We congratulate Dr. Dawuni on the $1 Million Gift to Launch the Center for Women, Gender and Global Leadership

Student’s Corner: Learning Somali 

by Demetria Mack, Undergraduate Student

If I could choose one word to describe my semester in Somali 001 it would be worthwhile. I was considering which foreign language I wanted to take for this semester and I told myself I could take a language that was common (ex: Spanish., French, etc. ). However, I wanted to give myself a challenge and learn a language that was not very common and comes from an African country.