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2025-11-20

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...

New Immigrant Foodways Videos

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Out Now!!! New Immigrants Foodways Videos

2025-05-09

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...

Spring 2025 Whitaker Undergraduate Scholarship and Grant Awards

2025-04-27

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-...

Successful trip to Washington DC to participate in the "International Model African Union"

2025-02-28

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,...

Introduction to Modern Africa

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The undergraduate program in African Studies provides an excellent opportunity to acquire a multi-cultural and international background, as well as African language training, for students who want

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Former Director Paul Tiyambe Zeleza Returns to CAS for Lecture on Global Higher Education