About Us

The Center for African Studies coordinates an interdisciplinary minor in African Studies for undergraduates. The program seeks to enrich understanding of the interactions among the social, economic, cultural, historical, linguistic, genetic, geopolitical, ecological, and biomedical factors that shape and have shaped African societies. 

Courses in African Studies are offered by departments and programs throughout the University. Each year CAS sponsors a range of seminars and workshops to demonstrate to advanced undergraduates and graduate students how topics of current interest in African Studies are approached from different disciplinary perspectives.

Course offerings in African languages are also coordinated by the Center for African Studies. Along with regular courses in several levels of Arabic and Swahili, the center arranges with the African and Middle Eastern Languages and Literatures Program in the Stanford Language Center to offer instruction in other African languages; in recent years, it has offered courses in Afrikaans, Amharic, Igbo, Kinyarwanda, Twi, and Yoruba.

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• Our Faculty

• Scholars and Affiliate Staff

Connect with Us

Use these channels to learn more about our department and reach out to us.

• Visit our website: africanstudies.stanford.edu

• Email us: africanstudies@stanford.edu

• Call our main office: (650) 497-7688

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Center for African Studies
615 Crothers Way
127 Encina Commons
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 94305