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  • CAS Receives US Department of Education 2022-2026 Title VI Grant

    CAS is thrilled to report the success of our application for FLAS and National Resource Center funding from the Title VI program of the Department of Education. CAS is one of the six area studies centers of the Illinois Global Institute that received Title VI support in the 2022-26 cycle.  According to CAS Director, Prof. Teresa Barnes, many people share in this achievement. "CAS and IGI staff...
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    The Center for African Studies (CAS) invites UIUC faculty from any college or department to submit proposals for possible inclusion in its application to the U.S. Department of Education's Title VI program as a National Resource Center (NRC) for the AY 2022-2026 grant cycle.  Please send us your proposal by October 8, 2021....
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  • Two CAS alumni, Adrienne Pickett and Susan Ogwal were among the six Illini Science Policy Scholars who will "tackle critical issues in Illinois."
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    Summer Arabic Study Application to Qatar Foundation International will receive funding for the amount of $32,535.00. The money will be used to support a Summer Intensive Arabic Course for High School Students here at UIUC. This is a two-week residential program which will happen...
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    Geog of Sub-Saharn Africa

    Rather than the old adage: “To think of Africa is to think of poverty” (O’Connor 1991), in the year 2020, any geographer would agree that “To think of Africa is to think of many things”, like all places! To name a few: its 55 diverse countries; economic growth over the last two decades; new...
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