PhD student Mwita Muniko has been awarded a Letters & Science Teaching Fellow Award. The Teaching Fellow Award is granted to TAs from the College of Letters and Science who have achieved outstanding success as …
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Mwita Muniko and Ayodeji Wakil Adegbite Earn Ebrahim Hussein Fellowships
The Department of African Cultural Studies has announced the winners of the Ebrahim Hussein fellowship. Mwita Muniko is a PhD student in ACS and Ayodeji Wakil Adegbite is a PhD student in the History of …
Jibril Gabid Awarded Language Institute Grant
PhD student Jibril Gabid has earned a Language Institute Grant to attend Content-Based Language Instruction and Curriculum Development, an online institute to be held June 21-25.
Sami Lamine Earns TA Award
Dissertator Sami Lamine has earned the Letters and Science Continuity of Instruction Award which recognizes his work as a Teaching Assistant. The Continuity of Instruction Award was created to identify and acknowledge those graduate students …
Max Bobholz Recognized for Academic Excellence, Joins Phi Beta Kappa
Max Bobholz, a junior majoring in African Cultural Studies and Biology, has been offered and accepted an invitation to join Phi Beta Kappa. This prestigious honor is afforded those students who “represent the highest caliber …
Two Interviews with Jacqueline Mougoué
Dr. Jacqueline Mougoué recently conducted two interviews, each highlighted below: In the first, she discusses her experiences growing up as an African in the Metro Detroit area, the diversity of U.S. Black identities, and the …
ACS Alumni Panel Focuses on Alternatives to Academic
On Thursday, February 11, three African Cultural Studies alumni shared their individual journeys toward successful acquisition of rewarding employment in diverse fields. They discussed their transferable skills and explained and explored how these skills apply …
Ebrahim Hussein Fellowship Accepting Applications
Applications due March 8 by 5pm The Ebrahim Hussein Endowment for research in African expressive cultures was established in the College of Letters and Science in 2003 thanks to the generosity of Robert M. Philipson, …
Kathryn Mara Earns Postdoc
Recent alum Dr. Kathryn Mara was awarded an Albert Markham Postdoctoral Fellowship for her project “Rwandan Diasporic Discourse in Toronto: Talking About and Commemorating the 1994 Genocide.” She will continue collecting ethnographic data in 2022, …
Intensive Arabic Offered Through APTLI
Get a year’s worth of language study this summer through the Arabic, Persian, and Turkish Language Institute (APTLI). Visit the website for information about the intensive program in Arabic and learn about potential funding opportunities …