2023-24 Graduate Degree Recognition PhD Graduate Degrees Jacob Mwita, Kevin Wamalwa, Sami Lamine, and Unifier Dyer MA Graduate Degrees Abubakar Muhammad Graduating Seniors Olivia Ligman, Theodore Pohlen, and Hanna Schuricht 2023-24 Fulbright Language Teaching Assistants …
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Mwita Muniko, Sami Lamine, and Nneoma Onwuegbuchi pass dissertation defense
ACS celebrates Dr. Harold Scheub’s legacy
Earlier this month, ACS faculty and students gathered in Dr. Harold Scheub’s honor for the reading of his Memorial Resolution by Prof. Matthew Brown. Dr. Scheub was a leading scholar in African oral traditions and …
Nneoma Onwuegbuchi receives 2024 Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Award
Graduate student Nneoma Onwuegbuchi has been selected to receive the 2024 Tejumola Olaniyan International Student Travel Award, sponsored by the Tejumola Olaniyan Foundation through the generosity of Prof. Olaniyan’s family. The award, intended to support …
Mwita Muniko accepts position as Teaching Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Oklahoma State University
ACS graduate student and teaching assistant Mwita Muniko has accepted a position as Teaching Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Oklahoma State University, where he will join the faculty in the fall.
Certificate in Arabic Language and Culture to be effective Fall 2024
The University Academic Planning Council (UAPC) has approved the proposal to establish an undergraduate Certificate in Arabic Language and Culture in the Department of African Cultural Studies within the College of Letters & Science, effective …
Professors Marissa Moorman and Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué receive Vilas Associates Research Awards
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Ainehi Edoro receives Race, Ethnicity, Indigeneity Fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities
Ainehi Edoro has received the Race, Ethnicity, Indigeneity Fellowship at the Institute for Research in the Humanities. Ainehi’s project was selected for a one-semester REI Fellowship during the 2024-2025 academic year.
“Afonso I Mvemba a Nzinga, King of Kongo,” translated by Luís Madureira, now available for purchase
Afonso I Mvemba a Nzinga, King of Kongo, written by John K. Thornton and translated by African Cultural Studies Chair and Professor Luís Madureira, is now available for online purchase. Madureira translated letters contained in …