The African Studies Center (ASC) is pleased to share that UMAPS alumnus Anatoli Lwassampijja (fall 2024 cohort) has successfully completed his Ph.D. Lwassampijja is a Gerda-Henkel Stiftung Fellow in the Department of History, Archaeology and Heritage Studies at Makerere University.
During his time as a University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellow, Lwassampijja engaged in collaborative research and academic exchange that contributed meaningfully to the development of his doctoral work. Reflecting on his experience, he shared his appreciation for the intellectual community and mentorship he encountered at the University of Michigan.
He noted: I would like to express my sincere appreciation for the invaluable support I received during my time as a UMAPS fellow at the University of Michigan. The time I spent at the Center was not only enriching but transformative. It provided the space, community, and critical engagement that greatly shaped and strengthened my doctoral research.
Lwassampijja also highlighted the lasting impact of his time working with Adrian Deese, assistant professor in the Department of Afroamerican and African Studies (DAAS), whose mentorship and guidance continue to inform his scholarship.
Now that I have successfully completed and graduated with my Ph.D., I look back on that fellowship period as a defining moment in my academic journey, he reflected.
ASC congratulates Dr. Lwassampijja on this significant achievement and looks forward to his continued contributions to the fields of history, archaeology, and heritage studies.
