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Recent News
African Studies Center Welcomes Acting Director Carina Ray
Professor Ray is serving as ASC’s acting director from January to July 2025 while Omolade Adunbi is on sabbatical.
Congratulations to Edmond Kimulwo, Alexandre Gategeko, and Elsa Olander on their receipt of the Sudarkasa Scholarship!
The Niara Sudarkasa Internship Grant provides funding for recipients’ travel and Africa-focused internships in the United States or Africa.
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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