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Recent News
ASC to Host Symposium on Sudan, November 18
This symposium will bring together scholars, policymakers, and practitioners to examine the complex geopolitical, socio-economic, and cultural forces shaping Sudan’s present and future.
Meet the new FLTAs, Abiola Afolayan and Daudi Abuya
ASC is thrilled to welcome our two 2024/25 Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistants (FLTA), Abiola and Daudi.
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
Dec
02
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Info Sessions
Dan Cameron, FLAS Coordinator, International Institute Fellowships & Grants
5:00 PM
Off Campus Location
Jan
09
Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship Info Sessions
Dan Cameron, FLAS Coordinator, International Institute Fellowships & Grants
3:00 PM
Virtual
