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

08/23/2022 - 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...

Remembering 9/11: Toward a Critical Understanding of The Past, Reimagining the Future

09/18/2021 - Come join the History Department panel this coming Tuesday, September 21st 7:00 pm-8:30 pm on 9/11.

Submit proposals for possible inclusion in CAS's application to the U.S. Department of Education’s Title VI program

09/17/2021 - 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...

Two CAS alumni, Adrienne Pickett and Susan Ogwal were among the six Illini Science Policy Scholars who will "tackle critical issues in Illinois."

06/23/2021 - https://extension.illinois.edu/news-releases/six-illini-...

“Congo to the Mississippi”: Recent Socially Conscious Music from Africa and the Americas

02/09/2021 - “Congo to the Mississippi”: Recent Socially Conscious Music from Africa and the Americas...

New contents for The Encyclopaedia of Islam Three

11/19/2020 - Professor Ken Cuno (U of I Dept. of History) published “Ismāʿīl Pasha,” in The Encyclopaedia of Islam Three. He was nominated for the Illinois Student Government Teaching Excellence...

Professor Valerie Hoffman at Ghardai

11/19/2020 - Professor Valerie Hoffman (U of I Dept. of Religion) writes that she is was in Ghardaia, the main town of the Wadi Mzab in Algeria. The Wadi Mzab, a desert valley 375 miles south of Algiers, is one...

Summer Arabic Study Application to Qatar Foundation International

11/19/2020 - 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...

Special issue of Studies in Comparative International Development

11/19/2020 - Professor Matthew S. Winters (U of I Dept of Political Science) coedited a special issue of Studies in Comparative International Development with Rob Blair (Brown University...

Timbuktu Talks

11/11/2020 - The city of Timbuktu in Mali epitomizes the intellectual vibrancy of African Muslim societies. These lectures explore past and contemporary aspects of Islamic Africa. The attached flyer can be...

Global South Languages Fellowships

12/20/2018 - Global South Languages Fellowships Global South Languages Fellowship The Center for African Studies, the Center for Latin...

Laila Hussein Moustafa Selected as Fulbright Specialist

12/06/2018 - Laila Hussein Moustafa, distinguished assistant professor at the University Library has been selected as a Fulbright Specialist by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural...

Matthew Winters research presentation.

08/23/2018 - Matthew Winters (Political Science) presented his collaborative research with Kate Baldwin (Yale University) at a Workshop on Pioneering Development Research Using Geospatial Data...

Professor Nobili Receives NEH Grant for his Project, "Restoring the African Past: A Synoptic Edition and Translation of Two West African Arabic Chronicles."

08/08/2018 - Professor Mauro Nobili has been awarded a Grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities for $149,742 for his research project titled, "Restoring the African Past: A Synoptic Edition and...

Symposium on Teaching Transitional Justice: W.E.B. DuBois Lecture with Dr.Allan Boesak

05/09/2018 - Click here to view the W.E.B. DuBois Lecture with Dr.Allan Boesak, part of the 2018 Symposium on Teaching Transitional Justice. tgitler@...