Join African Studies faculty members this winter for a diverse range of coursework! Africa courses ANTH 377: Anthropology and International Health Instructor: James Pfeiffer TTh | 3:30-5:20 p.m. | GWN 301 5 credits (SSc, W) | SLN: 10339 Course Description Explores international health from medical anthropological perspective, focusing on serious health problems facing resource-poor societies

African Studies affiliate faculty member Maya Smith has recently co-published “Reclaiming Venus: The Many Lives of Alvenia Bridges” (Simon & Schuster, 2024). This memoir chronicles the life of Alvenia Bridges beginning in a racially oppressive environment in 1950s Kansas. Despite a tumultuous home life, Bridges graduated high school, left for Los Angeles, and carved out