HU World Languages Festival Highlights

The Department of World Languages and Cultures, led by chair, Dr. Leonard Muaka, hosted the World Languages Festival on Feb 14 and Feb 15 in Locke Hall. A variety of cultural activities by students were presented to showcase the different languages and cultures that are taught in the department.

Finding the ‘Real Africa’

February 12, 2024 | Tablet Mag

Akan Twi And African Languages At Howard Highlight Linguistic Diversity

January 23, 2024 | The Hilltop

Kareema's Study Abroad in Kenya

By Kareema Ayesha Bangura, Journalism Undergraduate Student with Swahili Minor
HU Swahili Study Abroad (HUSSA) Program - Summer 2023

While I was in Kenya for six weeks, I became a new person. I learned about culture, dance, food, language, music, and most importantly: about people. 

Brock's Adventures studying Zulu in South Africa

By Brock Boyd, Marketing Undergraduate Student
HU Zulu in South Africa (HUZISA) - Summer 2023

Sawubona! My name is Brock Boyd. I am a junior marketing major from Prince George County, Virginia, and I was blessed to participate in the HUZISA 2023 study abroad program. I, along with a few other students, spent six weeks in South Africa, immersing ourselves in Zulu language and culture.

Nephraterie's Travel, Studying Swahili in Kenya

By Nephraterie Smith, Undergraduate Student

Diandra's Life Changing Experiences in Kenya

By Diandra Blake, African Studies with Swahili Minor Undergraduate Student
HU Swahili Study Abroad (HUSSA) Program - Summer 2023

Ayana V. Jackson speaks with students during Dr. Krista Johnson's Black Feminist Theory course

by Rodney Smith, Ph.D. student in African Studies

Dr. Krista Johnson from the Center for African Studies invited Ayana V. Jackson to speak with students from the College of Arts & Sciences, the Department of African Studies, the College of Fine Arts, and the School of Communications at her Black Feminist Theory course, which is one of the core courses within Howard University's Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies Program. 

Alexa's Swahili Study Abroad Comparisons

By Alexa Baker, International Affairs Undergraduate Student
HU Swahili Study Abroad (HUSSA) Program - Summer 2023
Fulbright-Hays Swahili Group Project Abroad - Summer 2022

Evita's Yoruba Study Abroad in Ìbàdàn

By Evita “Èyítáyọ̀” Taneng, Undergraduate Student
Fulbright-Hays Yoruba Group Project Abroad - Summer 2023