Summer Pre-dissertation Research Awards
The Center for African Studies is pleased to announce that it will again offer a limited number of pre–dissertation research awards to UF doctoral students for Summer 2023. Grants of up […]
Dr. Elischer Publishes New Book
Salafism and Political Order in Africa Violent Islamic extremism is affecting a growing number of countries in sub-Saharan Africa. In some, jihadi Salafi organizations have established home bases and turned […]
Marit Østebø Named 2021-2024 Term Professor
Congratulations to Dr. Marit Østebø, recently named a 2021-2024 Term Professor at University of Florida. These three-year professorships were created by UF to recognize faculty who have established a distinguished record […]
Introducing Dr. Rose Lugano as Programs in African Languages Coordinator
The Program in African Languages (PAL) is one of the Center for African Studies’ central components in its mission to work with the rest of the University in promoting Africa-related studies on […]
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Fall 2021 Welcome From The Director
We are now a few days into the Fall semester. I’d like to extend a welcome to the new and returning members of the UF Center for African Studies community. […]
CAS Grad Student to Join University of North Carolina Asheville as University Fellow
Jessica Casimir-Vadeboncoeur (Sociology) will be joining the University of North Carolina Asheville as a University Fellow for Faculty Diversity in the Department of Sociology & Anthropology.
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CAS Welcomes Dr. David Rifkind to UF
David Rifkind will join the UF faculty July 1 as Director of the School of Architecture after 14 years at Florida International University. Trained as an architect and as an […]
Worried About Missing Baraza This Week?
Have you checked out our YouTube Channel lately? Be sure to take a look–we’ve uploaded additional talks by recent speakers incl. Cheikh Thiam, Katherine Luongo, Alex Thurston, & Folashade Soulé. […]
Distinguished Lecture in African Archaeology – Postponed until Fall 2021!
Due to unforeseen circumstances, this year’s Distinguished Lecture in African Archaeology will be postponed until Fall 2021.
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Be An Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Global Health Institute!
Apply Now Apply now to join the Center for African Studies team as an Undergraduate TA for the Global Health Institute (GHI)! GHI is a four-day virtual program in global […]
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Statement Condemning Recent AAPI Violence
The UF Center for African Studies condemns any form of violence, discrimination, stereotyping, and hate. We express solidarity and reaffirm our support for our Asian, Asian American, and Pacific Islander […]
CAS Highlights Book Releases
The Center for African Studies highlights new book releases by our very own faculty members: Terje Østebø, Marit Østebø, Adrienne Strong and Luise White. Islam, Ethnicity, and Conflict in Ethiopia, […]
Center for African Studies Summer Pre-dissertation Research Awards
Due March 15, 2021 The Center for African Studies is pleased to announce that it will again offer a limited number of pre-dissertation research awards to UF doctoral students for summer 2021. Grants […]
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Spring & Summer 2021 CAS Conference Registration Awards – Due Mar. 8
Apply Now! Under the Center’s US Department of Education Title VI NRC grant with supplemental support from UF Office of Research, the Center for African Studies typically has available annual […]
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Fall 2020 Message from the Director
Welcome back! The Center for African Studies has another busy year ahead despite our mostly remote operation. It’s a hard time to be apart when we typically begin the Fall […]
UF Center for Arts, Migration and Entrepreneurship (CAME)
In 2018 the University of Florida created its moonshot initiatives to address society’s “most urgent problems while redefining the role of a land-grant university for the 21st century.” UF identified […]
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Happy Retirement
Dr. Peter Schmidt is professor of anthropology and a former director of the Center for African Studies. He has conducted archaeological research in Tanzania, Eritrea, Kenya, Ethiopia, and throughout eastern Africa. […]
Message from the Director
A quick note to wish everyone a wonderful summer. It’s been quite a year here at UF. We weathered hurricanes and white-nationalist rallies, only to end the year with a […]
Congratulations to all students graduating this semester!
Jesse B. Borden Department: School for Natural Resources and Environment Thesis Title: “Ecological Disturbances and Canopy Communities”Ann Lee Grimstad Department: History Dissertation Title: “Zanzibar: the Nine Hour Revolution”Erik Timmons Department: Anthropology […]
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Ben Soares Receives Luce Award
Beginning in 2018, Benjamin Soares will direct a three-year multi-disciplinary project, “Islam and Africa in Global Context,” funded through a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation’s Initiative on Religion in […]
Announcements Week of April 9, 2018
Anna Mwaba (Political Science) has accepted a one-year Lecturer position in Government at Smith College starting Fall 2018. We welcome Raeann Meyerhoff to the Center for African Studies! She will be acting as the […]
Dr. Nancy Hunt Announced 2018 Guggenheim Fellow.
Dr. Nancy Hunt has been announced as a 2018 Guggenheim Fellow. Congratulations! Her project, “Ideation as History: Dream Collectors and Picture Archives from Post-1968 Urban Congo” seeks to join images and […]
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UF Receives Simon Award
Gainesville, FL – March 13, 2018- NAFSA, the Association of International Educators, announced today that the University of Florida has been selected as one of five institutions to receive the […]
Please join us in welcoming the Spring 2018 Center for African Studies Undergraduate Student Ambassadors!
Morgan Ungrady Carli Snyder Moustapha Hoyeck Elisabeth Rios-Brooks Melody MullallyAmbassadors will play an active role in undergraduate recruitment and outreach initiatives. Students chosen for the position were selected for their […]
Join Us for the Center for African Studies 2018 Gwendolen M. Carter Conference
“Text Meets Image & Image Meets Text: Sequences & Assemblages out of Africa & Congo” February 8-10, 2018 A critical public forum about contemporary African arts and their curation and […]
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ISITA Welcomes New Director
Northwestern University has appointed political scientist Zekeria Ahmed Salem, as director of the Institute for the Study of Islamic Thought in Africa (ISITA). Zekeria was a Fulbright Visiting Scholar at the […]
Center for African Studies Historical Marker Dedication
On Friday January 12, the Center for African Studies celebrated the unveiling of the Historical Marker located on Grinter Lawn. The event began with songs by Pazeni Africa Choir, as […]
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Congratulations!
Graduate Student News Anna Mwaba (Political Science) just successfully defended her dissertation, “Monitoring Elections in Africa: Investigating the Role of Regional Actors.” Congratulations Anna on your successful defense! Mandisa Haarhoff (English Literature) […]
Message from the Director
Wishing CAS friends, faculty, students and affiliates happy holidays and best wishes for the new year. The Spring Semester schedule is already filling-up. Mark your calendars for the 2017 Carter […]
Subscribe to the African Business Update
CAS is pleased to announce a new bi-weekly bulletin funded in part by a grant from the U.S. Department of Education with support from the College of Liberal Arts & […]
CAS Fall Reception 2017
The CAS Fall Reception was this Saturday at Ustler Hall. We want to thank all who attended to celebrate another year of African Studies at UF. Following the opening remarks […]
Welcome from Director for the Center for Global Islamic Studies
Welcome from Director for the Center for Global Islamic Studies Dear Colleagues, I am very pleased to become the new director of Center for Global Islamic Studies (CGS) and work […]
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Exhibit Opening: Bob Campbell’s photographs of Dian Fossey’s Karisoke Research Center, 1968-1972
Bob Campbell is best known for his famous photos of Dian Fossey’s research on the mountain gorillas of Rwanda. His work was published in National Geographic, popularizing the conservation of […]
2017-2018 FLAS Fellows and CAS Research Assistants
2017-2018 FLAS Fellows and CAS Research Assistants Congratulations to all Center for African Studies Research Assistants and Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellows for this school year! Swahili FLAS Fellows […]
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Message from the Director
Welcome Back from Director Brenda Chalfin Dear CAS Students, Faculty, Friends and Affiliates: Welcome Back to Campus! As the 2017-18 Academic Year takes off we look forward to your involvement […]
Graduate Student – Summer Plans
Allegra, Jacqueline – MDP program and Certificate in African Studies – Field Practicum: Environmental Health in the Artic- a documentary film, Anchorage, Alaska Borden, Jesse – 1st year MSc student (SNRE) and FLAS Fellow […]
UF and SWAC/OECD Sign MoU
SWAC/OECD Secretariat signs a memorandum of understanding w/UF On 4 April, the SWAC/OECD Secretariat hosted the Sahel Research Group of the University of Florida to celebrate the new memorandum of […]
CAS in Washington, DC
As part of a Coalition for International Education initiative to promote the Title VI and Fulbright-Hays programs, Center for Latin American Studies Director, Dr. Philip J. Williams, and Center for […]
CAS Welcomes Visiting Scholars from University of Dar es Salaam
Please join us in welcoming Paschal Charles Mdukula and Paul Japhet, two Visiting Scholars from Tanzania attached to the UF Center for African Studies as part of the Center’s longstanding University of Dar […]
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Message from the Director
Dear CAS Students, Faculty and Friends: Welcome back to campus and best wishes for the New Year! I’m in Ghana where I witnessed the inauguration of incoming President, Nana Akuffo-Addo! […]
UF @ ASA 2016
UF ASA PARTY The Center for African Studies invites UF faculty, students, alumni, and friends to join us at Duke’s Counter (3000 Connecticut Ave NW) on Friday December 2nd from 9pm – midnight. We will […]
Livestock Innovation Lab Headed to Niger
The Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Livestock Systems was established after USAID awarded the UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS) a five-year renewable $49 million grant to […]