AAAS Image Header 2025

African and African-American Studies

The Department of African and African-American Studies reflects the human experience where Africa meets Europe, the Middle East, the Americas, and indeed the entire world. Our Department will introduce you to histories, cultures and societies in Africa and its Diasporas, with due attention to the United States, the Caribbean, Latin America, and the Middle East. Our degrees, with opportunities for fieldwork in Africa or the African Diaspora, encourage students to engage in independent study to maximize their academic and research potential, and prepare for careers in these geographic, cultural, and policy areas.

About AAAS

Get to know AAAS

Bolden Lecture

Core Faculty

Professors within the department are globally recognized leaders in African & African-American Studies and their respective fields, and they effectively incorporate this groundbreaking knowledge and scholarship into their teaching practices.
Classroom pic

Exciting Courses Lead to Discovery & Career Pathways

Through scholarship, teaching, campus/community service, and public programs, AAAS promotes critical thinking and creative problem-solving, while expanding our understanding of citizenship in a multi-racial global society.

Few courses have prerequisites, so AAAS can be an easy minor or second major!
Language Festival

Languages

AAAS, in collaboration with KASC, regularly offers Arabic, Kiswahili, Wolof, Yorùbá, and Haitian Creole as the featured languages of its African and African Diasporic Language program.

AAAS offers a minor and a certificate in African & African Diasporic Language as part of its degree pathways.
Zyrie Pic

AAAS Course Catalog

Pursuing a major or a minor in AAAS equips you with a promising future brimming with opportunities. During your academic journey in AAAS, you will have the ability to study abroad, participate in intensive faculty research projects, conduct your own research, establish a diverse network of mentors and colleagues, and gain practical experience that will enhance your marketable skills and facilitate your successful career path.

Upcoming AAAS and AAAS Related Events

Employment Opportunities in AAAS

Lecturer Pool for AAAS seeks individuals qualified to teach part-time or full-time language courses (Arabic, Haitian, Kiswahili, Wolof, and Yorùbá) and non-language courses in a variety of subjects related to African & African-American Studies.

Donate & Support AAAS

AAAS encourages and welcomes donations for student scholarships, lecture series, teaching and service awards, faculty research, public programming, and other activities.
Donate to AAAS