The African Studies Center (ASC) is pleased to congratulate Andries W. Coetzee on being named a 2025 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, one of the highest honors in the scientific community.
Coetzee, the Judith T. Irvine Collegiate Professor of Linguistics and associate chair in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Michigan, was recognized for his distinguished contributions to the field of linguistics, particularly in phonetics, phonology, and the study of African languages.
In addition to his academic leadership, Coetzee has played a significant role in advancing African studies at Michigan. He previously served as both Director and Associate Director of the African Studies Center, where he helped strengthen institutional partnerships and support collaborative research across the African continent.
Coetzee’s research focuses on speech production and perception, sound change, and the documentation of Southern African languages, contributing to a deeper understanding of linguistic variation and communication.
ASC congratulates Professor Coetzee on this well-deserved recognition and celebrates his continued contributions to scholarship and global academic collaboration.
To read more about the other named fellows, please visit the record’s article here: https://record.umich.edu/articles/fifteen-u-m-faculty-named-as-2025-aaas-fellows/.
