Department of Africana Studies

africana department

Upcoming Events



Kwibuka 31

The 31st Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda
Apr 25, 2025 at - | The ARCH
3601 Locust Walk
University of Pennsylvania

Join the Center for Africana Studies and the Society for African Internationals at Penn (SAIP) for the 31st Commemoration of the 1994 Genocide Against the Tutsi in Rwanda. This Friday, April 25, 2025, at 6:15pm meet…



Toward Home: Toni Morrison and the Adventure of the 21st Century

Student & Community Member Led
Jaimee Martin, Qamar Coleman, Bernita Mapp
Apr 27, 2025 at - | W.E.B. Du Bois College House, Multipurpose Room
3900 Walnut St.
University of Pennsylvania

"Toward Home", named in honor of Toni Morrison's 10th novel, will bring together West Philadelphia community members, students, and Penn's Africana studies department to discuss themes from Morrison's writing in…



Living the Hard Promise | Challenges to Higher Education: Faculty Perspectives on Our Shifting Landscape

Daniel Hopkins, Douglas Jerolmack, Tukufu Zuberi, Jeffrey Kallberg
Apr 28, 2025 at - | Bodek Lounge, Houston Hall
3417 Spruce Street
University of Pennsylvania

Join us for a timely discussion of the impacts of recent federal actions across higher education and here at Penn. Faculty panelists Daniel Hopkins, Douglas Jerolmack, and Tukufu Zuberi will join Interim Dean Jeffrey…