African Studies Council plans program overhaul
In response to continued criticism from students and faculty that the African Studies major curriculum is outmoded, the Council on African Studies has drafted a proposal to overhaul the major in the hopes of aligning it with current models of global study.
“The ultimate goal is to make an interest in Africa more mainstream [in Yale],” said anthropology professor Kamari Clarke, who is spearheading the revitalization effort.
At its meeting last Friday, the Council on African Studies, composed of faculty, staff and students, drafted specific recommendations to reinvigorate the...
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