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African Studies Center
Recent News
ASC Welcomes Director Omolade Adunbi Back and Introduces Pamela Jagger as Associate Director
Leadership update at the African Studies Center.
International Institute Awards $1.1M+ for Summer Research and Internships Abroad
The International Institute, along with additional funding from Rackham Graduate School, has administered over $1,100,000 in financial awards to U-M Ann Arbor students for international summer research and internships.
The African Studies Center (ASC) at the University of Michigan
ASC provides strategic guidance and coordination for Africa-related education, research, and training activities on campus, and promotes opportunities for collaboration with African partners on the continent.
Founded in 2008, the center serves as a conduit for the university’s many Africa initiatives in the sciences, arts, humanities, social sciences, engineering, and medicine.
The center is organized around the following research initiatives that have been funded separately by the Office of the President and different stakeholders on campus: African Heritage and Humanities (AHHI), African Social Research (ASRI), STEM-Africa, and U-M African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) Program.
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