News at CAS

The Harvard University Center for African Studies (CAS) Africa Office conducted and successfully concluded its first Early Childhood Development (ECD) Management and Compliance Workshop on September 19-20, 2022. Over the two days, principals of 16 ECD...

On May 31st, Harvard University will open its first cross-disciplinary research center in Sub-Saharan Africa, building a new platform for African and Africanist academic exchange. With the opening of a Center for African Studies office on May 31, 2017 in...

It is with heavy hearts that the Harvard Center for African Studies, and indeed, the entire Harvard community, reflects on the memory of Jennifer Ward Oppenheimer (AB ’89, JD ’93), who passed away on Tuesday, May 16th. Jennifer was a zealous supporter of...

by Junius Williams Aliko Dangote, President and Chief Executive of Dangote Group, shared his vision for a vibrant and entrepreneurial Africa with the Harvard community. He highlighted the untapped and under-recognized potential sub-Saharan African...

Respect for difference and religious freedom are long-held values at Harvard University and the Harvard Center for African Studies (CAS). President Donald Trump’s recent executive order banning the entry of immigrants and refugees from seven predominantly...

Obenewa Amponsah will lead operations for the Harvard University Center for African Studies office in Johannesburg, South Africa. CAMBRIDGE, MA – The Harvard University Center for African Studies has appointed Y. Obenewa Amponsah as the Executive Director...

Kathy Delaney-Smith, head coach of Harvard women’s basketball, was featured in an interview with the Harvard Gazette. For thirty-four years, Delaney-Smith has coached Harvard's women's basketball team, leading her teams to more victories than any other in...

James F. Rothenberg ’68, M.B.A. ’70, a member of the Harvard Corporation since 2004 and the University’s treasurer from 2004 to 2014, as well as benefactor of the Center for African Studies’ Maru-a-Pula Internship Program, died unexpectedly Tuesday...

We are pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Emmanuel Kwaku Akyeampong as the new Oppenheimer Faculty Director of the Harvard University Center for African Studies effective July 1, 2016. Akyeampong, Professor of History and of African and...

A successful African Languages in the Disciplines and Professions Conference & the Neville Alexander Memorial Lecture took place on April 21st and 22nd, 2016. This conference aims to engage a diverse range of scholars and African heritage communities in...