June 18, 2020
Open Letter to the ASA Community Concerning the 2020 Annual Meeting Due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis and our commitment to keeping our community safe, the African
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April 30, 2020
Professor Olayiwola Abegunrin (1946-2020) It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of an active member of the Nigerian Studies Association and dedicated Africanist, Professor
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April 23, 2020
The ASA community will have been saddened to hear of the transition of Professor Thandika Mkandawire, who passed on March 27, 2020. He was 80 years old.
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January 24, 2020
We want everyone to know how to maximize all their membership benefits each January. In addition to these Top 5 Member Benefit Highlights (complete with pro tips!)
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December 04, 2019
It is with the utmost sadness that the African Studies Association announces the unexpected passing of our former President, Professor James Anthony Pritchett, on November 29th, 2019. Professor
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December 01, 2019
It is with great sadness that African Studies Association announces the death of Professor Tejumola Olaniyan, one of the most accomplished of our community. He served on the
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March 18, 2019
Joseph Calder Miller, 79, succumbed to an aggressive cancer on March 12, 2019. He died at the Center for Acute Hospice Care in Charlottesville, Virginia, surrounded by
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March 12, 2019
It is with deep sorrow that we learned of the loss of our colleague, Professor Pius Adesanmi, who was among the victims of the Ethiopian Airlines flight
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January 08, 2019
Lamin Sanneh passed away on January 6, 2019. You can find a statement from Yale University here.
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October 26, 2018
Cynthia Louise Brantley passed away quietly in her Davis home on September 20, 2018, after courageously fighting Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration for 8 years. Born March 13, 1943,
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