The Center for African Studies was honored to welcome back Professor Paul Tiyambe Zeleza on November 18. A former CAS Director (1995–2003), he now serves as Senior Advisor for Strategic Initiatives and Professor of African Studies at Howard University.During his visit, Professor Zeleza delivered a...

CAS and our sister center, the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies, and the University YMCA embarked on a large project with support from Illinois Extension to conceptualize and produce short cooking videos by immigrant cooks in our communities who hailed from African and Latin American...

Established through the generosity of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign alumnus, former US Ambassador Eric Whitaker '78 and ’81, these funds recognize and encourage undergraduates with demonstrated engagement with African Studies to pursue careers in public service. The 2024-...

 Last week, 6 UIUC students under the unwavering mentorship and guidance of Prof. Vieux Toure of CAS and the Department of Linguistics travelled to Washington DC to participate in the two-day Model African Union program at Howard University. These students were Simeon Onaolapo, Tobi Adewunmi,...