Dear UW African Studies Community: I hope this finds you well! As the curtains closes on our academic year and a beautiful Seattle summer beckons, I want to thank all of you for making African Studies Program’s 2025-2026 year truly rewarding. I am grateful to Jackson School Director Dr. Danny Hoffman, Associate Director of Division

Early Fall Start Study Abroad:  Leadership and Nation Building in Rwanda: Sports Development, Global Health, Ecotourism, and Human Rights Application Deadline: February 15, 2026 (but apply early if you can) Dates of Program: August 28-September 20, 2026 Credits: 5 credits Cost:  The program fee is $4,400 but remember: A very high percentage of UW students receive substantial financial aid to study

Paul Farmer, Chief Strategist and Co-founder, Partners in Health, and Professor and Chair of Global Health & Social Medicine, Harvard Medical School visited the UW for a series of events on February 7 and 8, 2018. Events were sponsored by the African Studies Program and the Simpson Center for the Humanities. Medical anthropologist and physician Paul

psu.jobs/job/72128 DIRECTOR OF THE AFRICAN STUDIES PROGRAM Date Closing: open until filled DESCRIPTION The Pennsylvania State University, College of the Liberal Arts, invites applications and nominations for the position of Director of the African Studies Program. The position is to be filled at the rank of tenured Associate Professor or Professor, effective July 1, 2018.