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Recent News
Sudan: In the Eye of the Storm – Conflict, Resilience, and the Path Forward
Symposium recap — scholars, policymakers, and advocates discuss Sudan’s present challenges and future possibilities.
UMAPS Alumni Make Impact at 2024 ASA Annual Meeting
Atilola Abidemi-Iromini, Stella Antwiwaa, and Oluwanifemi Bamidele-Nelly presented their research at the 2024 Annual African Studies Association (ASA) Meeting.
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.
All past issues of our publication are archived and accessible here.
Events
Apr
01
DAAS Africa Workshop
With Sean Jacobs (New School) "South Africa and the Question of the Global South" (Zoom event)
4:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Apr
16
ASC Winter 2025 UMAPS Research Colloquium Series. Cultural Dynamics and Social Transformation: Exploring Identity, Expression, and Resilience in Africa (Group 3)
Bukola Ochei, Arlette Bessomo, Victor Gwande, Clint Abrahams
3:00 PM
1010
Weiser Hall
May
01
2025 International Institute Graduation and Reception Ceremony
Honoring the MIRS, PICS, and Center Graduates
5:00 PM
Off Campus Location
