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Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

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African Studies Program Expands Course, Language Offerings

African Studies Program Expands Course, Language Offerings

By Ingrid Matteini March 4, 2022

The African Studies Program (AfSP) in the Georgetown School of Foreign Service (SFS) hopes to expand its mission of international anti-racism through increased course offerings.  The AfSp was...

Longtime African Studies Professor Promoted to Director of Program

Longtime African Studies Professor Promoted to Director of Program

By Daya Benami Narasimhan October 29, 2020

The Georgetown University School of Foreign Service named professor Lahra Smith as the new director of the African Studies Program. Smith hopes to bring an environmentalist perspective to the department...

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Somali Ambassador to the United States Ahmed Isse Awad discussed U.S.-Somali relations Tuesday in the Intercultural Center.

Somali Ambassador Discusses US-Somali Relations

By Cheryl Liu December 8, 2015

Recently appointed Somali Ambassador to the United States Ahmed Isse Awad and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State in the Bureau of African Affairs Shannon Smith emphasized the improved U.S.-Somali relationship...

African Studies Alumna Starts Education Initiative

By Amy Char March 27, 2015

After studying education with her African studies certificate, alumna Rebecca Gross (COL ’14) designed and founded an education initiative in Malawi that aims to teach young girls leadership skills by...

Merger Slights Regional Studies

By Suzanne Monyak January 24, 2014

Due to inadequate funding, the administrations for the Latin American Studies and African Studies programs merged at the end of the fall semester, resulting in the dissolution of the African Studies department’s...

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