Global InformationUniversity of Florida Center for African Studies information
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| Type | Public |
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| Established | 1964 |
| Affiliation | University of Florida |
| Director | Miles Larmer |
Academic staff | 100+ |
| Location | Gainesville , Florida , USA 29°38′57.4″N 82°20′31.5″W / 29.649278°N 82.342083°W |
| Website | http://africa.ufl.edu/ |
University of Florida Center for African Studies (CAS) is a center within of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (CLAS) at the University of Florida (UF). The Center provides teaching and research into issues of African languages, humanities, social sciences, agriculture, business, engineering, education, fine arts, environmental studies, conservation, journalism, and law.[1]
The Center for African Studies currently offers undergraduate and postgraduate study programs in numerous Africa-related fields.[2]
The Center for African Studies is in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences at the University of Florida. In addition to undergraduate education, the Center promotes and supports graduate studies.
The Center has over 100 affiliated teaching and research faculty in a wide variety of fields, including: languages, the humanities, the social sciences, agriculture, business, engineering, education, fine arts, environmental studies and conservation, journalism, and law. A number of faculty members with appointments wholly or partially within the Center have facilitated the development of a core curriculum in African Studies in support of the undergraduate minor and graduate certificate programs.[3]
A full-time Outreach Director[4] oversees an active program that provides ongoing training opportunities for K-12 teachers and educators from postsecondary institutions as well as outreach for business, media, and community groups.
CAS is funded in part by the U.S. Department of Education Title VI National Resource Center program[5] which supports research, teaching, outreach, and development of international linkages. It is the only National Resource Center for Africa located in the southeastern US, and the only one in a sub-tropical zone.[citation needed]
- ^ Overall Scope of CAS
- ^ African Studies offered at UF
- ^ "Faculty". africa.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ^ "Center Staff". africa.ufl.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
- ^ "National Resource Centers". www2.ed.gov. 2017-11-27. Retrieved 2018-03-02.