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Dainess Maganda, an African Studies affiliate faculty member, has been named a recipient of the University of Georgia Award for Excellence in Teaching for her dedication and creativity in the classroom. The award recognizes teaching faculty who strengthen the university’s mission by offering exemplary instruction, promoting innovation, and providing an engaging environment for student learning. Students in Maganda’s Swahili and African language…
Join us at the UGA Gwinett Campus for a conversation with Tunde Onakoya on Reimagining Innovation and Social Change in Africa. If you are passionate about social change and innovation in Africa, you should not miss this event.Date: March 30, 2024.  Time: 12:00 pm. Registration is now open! Register Now  
The Apero lecture series continues to grow and fulfill the objective of focusing the attention of the University and the Athens community on topics of significant current or historical interest to Africa. The lecture is attended by the AFST students, as well as other UGA students, faculty, and staff interested in learning more about Africa. The lecture is held biweekly on Wednesdays from 12.40 p.m. to 1.30 p.m. Please find below the lecture…
A Note to Faculty/Staff: Editing Your Personnel Page on the ASI Website. If you are a faculty member, staff , or even a graduate student, you can edit your personnel page/directory listing on the ASI website. This is a great way to keep your information current and share your research and other academic pursuits. These instructions will guide you through logging in and editing our personnel page. STEPS TO EDIT YOUR PERSONNEL PAGE Step 1: Login…
The Spring semester is here, and the APERO Brown Bag Lecture will soon begin. We would like to extend an invitation to you to give a lecture this semester. Presenters can be professors, graduate students, or anyone doing work related to Africa. Topics can be connected to ongoing projects, completed research, innovative ideas, or exciting work in any area that relates to Africa. The Apero lecture series continues to grow and fulfill the objective…
A series of African Studies (AFST) and AFST cross-listed courses offered during the Spring 2024 semester are listed below. We are particularly pleased to introduce our newest addition – AFST 3950 Special Topics in African Studies: Introduction to Amharic Language, Culture, and Society. The courses are being offered by ASI core and affiliated faculty members. Many of these courses still have seats available.  AFST Spring 2024 Courses …
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Join us in Athens, GA for the 2023 Biennial International Conference on Africa and Its Diaspora (BICAID 2023). This year’s conference will feature thought-provoking keynote speakers, world-class panel sessions, dynamic education sessions, and plenty of unique ways to network and connect with peers from across the country. If you are passionate about religion and socio-cultural/economic development, you should not miss this event. Conference…
The Eighth Biennial International Conference on Africa and Its Diaspora (BICAID 2023) will be held at the University of Georgia Athens Campus between November 15 - 18. The theme for this year's conference is “Religion and Sustainable Socio-Cultural and Economic Development within the 21st Century in Africa and Its Diaspora.” The conference is being hosted in honor of Dr. Ibigbolade Aderibigbe, UGA's Professor Emeritus of Religion and African…
Hello! Thank you for being a member of the ASI family. We truly appreciate you, and you inspire us every day. Because there is no ASI without YOU, we invite you to share your stories – and photos – with the ASI community! We will be curating and formatting the stories so that they can be shared publicly in the next issue of our "Africanist" newsletter. YOUR story is whatever YOU want it to be. However, to get your creative juices flowing, you…
  PROGRAM SUMMARY  The Maymester in Tanzania is an interdisciplinary, experiential educational experience that allows students to earn credit in two academic courses while traveling across northern Tanzania and down to the Indian Ocean coast, including a visit to the island of Zanzibar. The majority of the instructional time is spent on site visits, which range from modern industries to traditional food markets, from an ocean reef to…

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