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Headshot of Michael Hanchard

Prof. Michael Hanchard on Evening WURDs
Headshot of Gayatri Sahgal

CFAS postdoc publishes two new articles on taxation and the political economy of Somalia
Harold J. Haskins Research Grant for Graduate Students at The Center for Africana Studies

Harold J. Haskins Research Grant for Graduate Students at The Center for Africana Studies
Then-Presidential candidate Jimmy Carter prepares to give a speech to a crowd estimated at 35,000 in downtown Philadelphia in October 1976. (AP Photo/File)

Mary Frances Berry Reflects on the Legacy of Jimmy Carter
Herman Beavers

Herman Beavers elected second vice president of MLA
Temporary Flyer for the International Conference on Everyday Lives of Instability in the Global South

Call for Papers: International Conference on Everyday Lives of Instability in the Global South
Simone Eccleston, Director of Hip Hop Culture and Contemporary Music, The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

Simone Eccleston, Director of Hip Hop Culture and Contemporary Music at Kennedy Center on her pivotal experience at the Africana Studies Summer Institute
Africana Studies 2024 Newsletter Cover

Read our 2024 Annual Newsletter
Timothy Rommen is the Davidson Kennedy Professor in the College of Arts and Sciences and professor of music and Africana studies in the School of Arts & Sciences. His role as inaugural vice provost for the arts begins Jan. 1, 2025.

Africana Studies Professor Timothy Rommen appointed vice provost for the arts at Penn
Madam Leymah Gbowee speaking from a podium

The 4th Annual Distinguished Lecture in African Studies Recap