African Studies Center | Michigan State University

10/13/2026

Join us this Thursday, October 15 for Dr. Upenyu S Majee's Book Premier: Trending EAST, at International Center Room 303 from 4:00 pm - 6:00 pm (Eastern Time)

10/12/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 15, at 3:00 PM for an African Tea Time presentation from Dr. Johnathan Choti along with Joseph Erasto, Lucas Charles, Katie Bielecki, Sophia Asante, and Ty Walliser: Experiences of the Tanzania Partnership Program (TPP) Education Abroad Alumni 2026

Register here: https://msu.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJYtdOqhrTkqH9R04JcXkKbL9hKCJceY4Phx

10/05/2026

Join us on Thursday, October 8, at 12:00 PM for an Eye on Africa presentation from Dr. Calumet Links: The Long Shadow of Racial Classification: Identity, Forced Removals, and Violence in Post-Apartheid South Africa

Register here: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DG1ZSqaPRMiXW8pQeW3Eig #/registration

09/30/2026

Tomorrow!

09/28/2026

Just 2 more days until Dr. Fields-Black discusses her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War.

09/17/2026

Join us for a distinguished lecture on September 30th featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Edda Fields-Black.

Dr. Fields-Black will discuss her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War.

09/09/2026

Join us tomorrow, September 10th, at 12:00 PM for an Eye on Africa presentation from Dr. Jean Bosco Niyonzima, Founder and Executive Director of Ubuntu Center for Peace (UCP).

Drawing on more than a decade of community healing work in post-genocide Rwanda, this lecture explores Ubuntu as a worldview, method, and outcome of healing, and considers how it may open a pathway toward a more holistic understanding of wellbeing.

Register here: https://msu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_DG1ZSqaPRMiXW8pQeW3Eig #/registration

09/04/2026

Interested in African languages, cultures, and global communities? Explore Swahili or Zulu and develop language skills that can support your academic, professional, and personal goals. Enroll in AFR 101A Swahili or AFR 101B Zulu, or contact Dr. Sibanda at [email protected] to learn about other African language opportunities.

08/20/2026

SAVE THE DATE!

Join us for a distinguished lecture featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning author Dr. Edda Fields-Black.

Dr. Fields-Black will discuss her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, COMBEE: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, and Black Freedom during the Civil War.

06/11/2026