About the Center
The staff and programs of the African Studies Center work to provide the University and the people of North Carolina with a campus hub for interdisciplinary inquiry and communication on Africa, including the sponsorship of a wide variety of activities that bring together interested faculty and students from a large number of academic disciplines, focusing on the interconnected issues of democratization, development, health, and gender. The African Studies Center is located in the FedEx Global Education Center on the UNC Campus and is part of the College of Arts and Sciences. Diversity Policy
Response to Kony 2012
There has been a great deal of controversy over a recent video that appeared on YouTube recently, entitled "Kony 2012," made by a group called Invisible Children Inc. Various faculty have been concerned about providing students and public with some responses to this project that provide African context and perspective. Please visit our recommended resources page.
