Africana Studies

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Michael Hanchard elected to American Academy of Arts & Sciences

The members are honored for their efforts to help solve some of the world’s most urgent challenges.
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Catch up with Africana Studies

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Quick Chat with Jasmine Johnson

We caught up with Professor Jasmine Johnson, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Penn, who joined the department in 2019.
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Quick Chat with Barbara D. Savage

We caught up with Professor Barbara D. Savage, the Geraldine R. Segal Professor of American Social Thought.
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Programs on Africa

The Programs on Africa at the Center for Africana Studies provides members of the University of Pennsylvania, local, national, and international communities with information on faculty, researchers, activities, and programming on historical and contemporary Africa.

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Summer Institute for Pre-Freshmen

This intensive one-week course of study is taught by standing Penn faculty and exposes students to major intellectual and cultural themes and currents in 19th, 20th, and 21st century African and African Diaspora studies.

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