CAAS Associate Professor Kelly Askew has been named the Interim Director of the new African Studies Center. The new center, which is the 17th international and area studies center under the supervision of the University's International Institute, aims to foster collaboration between the more than 120 University faculty members currently doing research related to Africa as well as between UM and African universities. The center will focus on promoting research and programming serving the University and the public at large. CAAS will continue to offer instruction on Africa, and remains the institutional home for its Africanist faculty. The African Studies Center will build heavily on the resources and initiatives currently available through CAAS.
CAAS Associate Professor Kelly Askew has been named the Interim Director of the new African Studies Center. The new center, which is the 17th international and area studies center under the supervision of the University's International Institute, aims to foster collaboration between the more than 120 University faculty members currently doing research related to Africa as well as between UM and African universities. The center will focus on promoting research and programming serving the University and the public at large. CAAS will continue to offer instruction on Africa, and remains the institutional home for its Africanist faculty. The African Studies Center will build heavily on the resources and initiatives currently available through CAAS.
