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Achebe | Baldwin @40

Interrogate and Commemorate the historic meeting of James Baldwin and Chinua Achebe at UF in 1980. In April 1980 renowned African writer Chinua Achebe and African American literary giant James… Read More

Annual Research Report 2019

Check out our most recent publication of our annual Research Report featuring reports by UF’s faculty, students, and collaborative project reports. View the 2018-2019 Research Report here.

African Business Update

African Business Update is dedicated to providing regular curated reporting on commerce, technology and innovation in select African countries. For more information visit our Facebook page here.

Weekly Barazas at CAS

Every Friday at 3:30 p.m., join us in Grinter 404 for a guest speaker and reception afterwards. Schedule details available here.

CAS Named Title VI National Resource Center

GAINESVILLE, FL – The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) is pleased to announce that the Centers for African Studies (CAS), European Studies (CES), and Latin American Studies (LAS) have collectively… Read More

News

Achebe | Baldwin @40

Nov 19th, 2019

Interrogate and Commemorate the historic meeting of James Baldwin and Chinua Achebe at UF in 1980. In April 1980 renowned African writer Chinua Achebe and African American literary giant James… Read More

FLAS Fellowships Are Available

Feb 1st, 2019

Foreign Language & Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowships are available for Undergraduate and Graduate students.

CAS Named Title VI National Resource Center

Sep 17th, 2018

GAINESVILLE, FL – The University of Florida International Center (UFIC) is pleased to announce that the Centers for African Studies (CAS), European Studies (CES), and Latin American Studies (LAS) have collectively… Read More

Recap

SASA with Bonginkosi Gumbi

Jan 29th, 2020

On Wednesday January 22, Bonginkosi Gumbi (University of Florida) gave a SASA lecture, “Deciphering the Adaptive Success of an African Rodent Pest (Mastomys natalensis). His lecture highlighted his preliminary work… Read More

Recap: Workshop on Media and Public Islam in Africa and Elsewhere

Jan 29th, 2020

Keynote Lecture with Dr. Asonzeh Ukah On Thursday, the “Media and ‘Public’ Islam in Africa” Workshop began with a presentation by Asonzeh Ukah (University of Cape Town). His presentation, “From… Read More

Student Feature: Martina Onyenwe

Feb 7th, 2019

Martina Onyenwe is a 3rd year Public Health and International Studies dual degree student. She has a minor in International Development and Humanitarian Assistance as well as a certificate in Geospatial… Read More