News & Announcements

• Week of Rejuvenation April 30-May 2, Oscar Ritchie, $10 for all 3 days or $5 per day.
  - Posted Apr. 12, 2013
• Corruption in Africa- Bad Institutions & Military Rule and Religion April 26, noon, 127C Oscar Ritchie
  - Posted Apr. 11, 2013
• Heal the Nation: The Power of Photography in the Campaign for Peaceful Elections in Kenya Oscar Ritchie, March 13-27, reception March 14 at 4:00pm
  - Posted Mar. 18, 2013
• Letter from the Department of Pan-African Studies
  - Posted Mar. 8, 2013
• Department of Pan-African Studies Presents “Hidden Colors 2: An Evening with Anthony T. Browderâ€
  - Posted Mar. 4, 2013
• Caribbean Spring Break Travel 2014 March 23-30 2014
  - Posted Mar. 1, 2013
• Hidden Colors 2: An Evening with Anthony T. Browder Friday March 15 at 7:00pm
  - Posted Feb. 26, 2013
• Fulbright Scholar Louis Mendy to Lecture on Human Rights Issues in American Literature
  - Posted Feb. 11, 2013
• Kent State Hosts Fulbright Scholar from Senegal Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African Studies is hosting Fulbright Scholar Louis Mendy, Ph.D., from Senegal for the 2012-2013 academic year.
  - Posted Jan. 21, 2013
• African Community Theatre Presents Fall 2012 Production of “Broke-ologyâ€
  - Posted Nov. 5, 2012
• Kent State’s African Community Theatre Presents Fall 2012 Production of “Broke-ology†Kent State University’s African Community Theatre will present its fall 2012 production of “Broke-ology†by Nathan Louis Jackson and directed by Fran Dorsey, Ph.D., associate professor with Kent State’s Department of Pan-African Studies.
  - Posted Nov. 1, 2012
• Kent State’s Pan-African Studies Welcomes Hilary Jones to Lecture in Ritchie Hall, Oct. 25 Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African Studies welcomes Hilary Jones, assistant professor of West Africa and Africa Diaspora at the University of Maryland, College Park, for a lecture on Thursday, Oct. 25, at 7 p.m. in Room 214, Ritchie Hall.
  - Posted Oct. 17, 2012
• Hilary Jones to Lecture in Ritchie Hall
  - Posted Oct. 15, 2012
• Kent State Students Embark on Education-Abroad Trip to Ghana Kent State Associate Professor Francis Dorsey, Ph.D., led a team of students this summer for the university’s first education-abroad trip to Ghana.
  - Posted Sep. 10, 2012
• The Métis of Senegal: Race, Class, and Urban Life in Colonial West Africa Lecture by Assistant Professor Hilary Jones, Oct 25 7pm ORH
  - Posted Sep. 4, 2012
• Encroachment of the World Market in Remote Pacific Communities Lecture by Professor Richard Feinberg
  - Posted Sep. 4, 2012
• Kent State Faculty, Staff and Alumni Invited to Celebrate Black Studies Programs
  - Posted Jul. 9, 2012
• Department of Pan-African Studies Holds Conference, “Slavery, Colonialism and African Identities in the Atlantic Worldâ€
  - Posted Apr. 23, 2012
• Department of Pan-African Studies Holds Conference, “Slavery, Colonialism and African Identities in the Atlantic World†Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African Studies is hosting the conference “Slavery, Colonialism and African Identities in the Atlantic World†on April 26 and 27 at Ritchie Hall.
  - Posted Apr. 21, 2012
• Department of Pan-African Studies Hosts Women’s Activist
  - Posted Apr. 16, 2012
• Francis Dorsey Named President of Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society Francis Dorsey, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies at Kent State University, has been named president of the Alpha Kappa Mu Honor Society.
  - Posted Apr. 9, 2012
• Kent State’s African Community Theatre Presents “Ain’t Nothing But a Thangâ€
  - Posted Apr. 9, 2012
• Kent State’s African Community Theatre Presents “Ain’t Nothing But a Thang,†April 13-15 & April 20-22 The African Community Theatre of Kent State University will present its Spring 2012 production of
  “Ain’t Nothing But a Thang†by Marlin T. Tazewell and directed by Fran Dorsey, Ph.D.
  - Posted Mar. 31, 2012
• Social Sciences Research Activity Since June 2011, faculty research activities in the social sciences have included many publications, grant awards, and invited presentations which have contributed to excellence at KSU. Examples include work by: Amoaba Gooden, David Kaplan, Katherine Rawson, John Dunlosky, Mark Seeman, Joshua Stacher, and Tiffany Taylor.
  - Posted Mar. 26, 2012
• 29th Annual Ancient Kemetic (Egyptian) Studies Conference March 22-25, Oscar Ritchie Hall, http://www.ascac.org
  - Posted Mar. 14, 2012
• Professor Serves as an Inspiration to Students Professor George Garrison of the Department of Pan-African Studies at Kent State University has inspired and helped many students throughout their college careers and beyond. To honor his accomplishments in teaching, Garrison received one of the three 2011 Distinguished Teaching Awards (DTA).
  - Posted Mar. 5, 2012
• Department of Pan-African Studies Lecture Series Continues with Presentation by College of Wooster History Professor
  - Posted Mar. 5, 2012
• Achievements 2011: Department of Pan-African Studies Recent research conducted by Department of Pan-African Studies faculty members includes six journal articles or book chapters.
  - Posted Feb. 21, 2012
• Humanities Research Activity Over the past year, the research activities of humanities faculty have included many publications, grant awards, and invited presentations which have enhanced the reputation of Kent State University.
  - Posted Feb. 21, 2012
• Kent State’s African Community Theatre Holds Auditions for Spring 2012 Production
  - Posted Feb. 13, 2012
• Kent State’s African Community Theatre Holds Auditions for Spring 2012 Production The African Community Theatre at Kent State University will be holding auditions and seeking volunteers for its Spring 2012 production of Marlin T. Tazewell’s “Ain’t Nothing But a Thang.†
  - Posted Feb. 7, 2012
• Kent State’s Department of Pan-African Studies Hosts West African Artist
  - Posted Jan. 30, 2012
• Pan-African Studies Spring 2012 Events- SAVE THE DATE! Feb. 16- Isaac Kwame Awuku gallery exhibit, Mar. 13- Ibra Sene lecture, April 5- Hilary Jones lecture
  - Posted Jan. 23, 2012
• Submit Your Programs to Celebrate Black History Month
  - Posted Jan. 16, 2012
• Submit Your Programs to Celebrate Black History Month
  - Posted Jan. 16, 2012
• Research: The Musical Premieres Dec. 8
  - Posted Dec. 5, 2011
• New Web-Based Series, "Kate & Kula"- Black Theatre Network Kent State PAS has long been an active member in the Black Theatre Network. One exciting development is a new web-based series, "Kate & Kula. - Posted Nov. 8, 2011
• African Community Theatre Presents Comedy Folklore Play, Stagolee
  - Posted Nov. 7, 2011
• Kent State’s African Community Theatre Presents Comedy Folktale Play, “Stagolee†The African Community Theatre of Kent State University presents its first production of the 2011-2012 season with the performance of the comedy folktale, “Stagolee,†by Ed Smith.
  - Posted Nov. 3, 2011
• Scholar Conducts Research at Kent State to Enhance Food Security in West Africa Nigerian scholar Moses Abiala is conducting research at Kent State University on molecular identification of soil microorganisms that can help develop indigenous biological fertilizer to enhance the growth of corn and other major cereal crops in West Africa.
  - Posted Oct. 10, 2011
• Kent State’s African Community Theatre Holds Auditions for Fall Production, Sept. 29-30 The African Community Theatre at Kent State University will be holding auditions for its 2011-2012 season production of “Stagolee: A Black Folktale.†This ensemble production captures the folklore of African-Americans interspersed with music, song and dance.
  - Posted Sep. 21, 2011
• University of Arizona Professor Dr. Aomar Boum to Lecture at Kent State about Jewish Culture and Societies in the Sahara
  - Posted Sep. 19, 2011
• University of Arizona Professor Dr. Aomar Boum to Lecture about Jewish Culture and Societies in the Sahara, Sept. 26 Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African Studies presents Dr. Aomar Boum to lecture about Jewish culture and societies in the Sahara. His lecture, titled “Saharan Jewry: History, Memory and the Politics of Identity,†takes place Monday, Sept. 26, at 7 p.m. in room 214 of Oscar Ritchie Hall.
  - Posted Sep. 16, 2011
• Kent State’s Pan-African Studies Presents Historian and NYU Professor Dr. Michael Gomez, Sept. 14 The Department of Pan-African Studies at Kent State University welcomes nationally and internationally known scholar Dr. Michael A. Gomez to campus on Wednesday, Sept. 14. His lecture, titled “Was Culture a Location of Resistance in the Americas? Examining the African Experience,†takes place in Oscar Ritchie Hall at 7 p.m. preceded by a 6 p.m. reception in front of the hall’s first-floor gallery.
  - Posted Aug. 31, 2011
• Guest speaker Dr. Boum- Jewish culture and societies in the Sahara Aomar Boum will be speaking at Kent State on September 26th and 27th. He will speak at Oscar Ritchie’s Lecture Hall on September 26th in the evening, and on September 27th will be available to students and faculty from 10:45 AM to 12:30 pm at the Cohn Jewish Student Center, 613 E. Summit St. The evening lecture is open to the public.
  - Posted May. 27, 2011
• 12th Annual Symposium on Democracy, April 28-29 Kent State University presents the 12th Annual Symposium on Democracy. Held in commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970, the symposium takes place April 28-29 in Oscar Ritchie Hall and is sponsored by the university’s Department of History, Department of Pan-African Studies and Women’s Studies Program, with funding from the Office of the President and the College of Arts and Sciences.
  - Posted Apr. 11, 2011
• Paul Finkelman to Lecture on Ohio Slave Fugitive Law and Oberlin Case, April 13 As part of its “Cosmopolitanism and Diversity in the African World†lecture series, Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African Studies presents a lecture by Paul Finkelman, the William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy and Senior Fellow at the Albany Law School’s Governor Law Center in Albany, N.Y. The lecture takes place Wednesday, April 13, at 7:30 p.m. in room 214 of Oscar Ritchie Hall on the Kent Campus. The event is free and open to the public.
  - Posted Apr. 6, 2011
• Kent African Student Association Annual African Night The Kent African Student Association (KASA) would like to cordially invite you to our Annual African Night on April 1st, 2011 at 7:30PM, in the Student Center Ballroom.
  - Posted Mar. 30, 2011
• Paul Finkleman Guest Speaker for PAS Meet & Greet Please come out and meet the faculty, staff and students in Pan-African Studies and our guest speaker Paul Finkleman from Governor Law Center Albany Law School Albany, New York.
  
  -Faculty/Staff and Students Meet & Greet is March 8, 2011 in room 240 here in Oscar Ritchie Hall at 1:45PM-2:45PM
  
  -The Lecture by Mr. Finkleman will be in room 214 also in Oscar Ritchie Hall from 6:00PM-7:00PM
  - Posted Feb. 16, 2011
• Kent State’s African Community Theatre Holds Auditions for Spring Production The African Community Theatre at Kent State University will be holding auditions for its spring 2011 production of “Wine in the Wilderness.”
  - Posted Feb. 1, 2011
• Pan-African Studies Partners with Tri-C to Present Lecture Series As part of a new collaboration with Cuyahoga Community College’s (Tri-C) Office of Student Life, Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African Studies presents a panel lecture “West African Muslim Societies and their Contributions to World and U.S. Culture” as part of the 2011-2012 Pan-African Studies lecture series at Kent State.
  - Posted Jan. 12, 2011
• “Cosmopolitanism and Diversity in the African World” Lecture Series Kent State’s Pan-African Studies Partners with Tri-C to Present "Cosmopolitanism and Diversity in the African World" Join Us! Wednesday January 26 @ 5:30pm 230 Oscar Ritchie Hall
  
  - Posted Jan. 7, 2011
• Kent State Hosts Community Celebration of Kwanzaa, Dec. 27 The Center of Pan-African Culture at Kent State University holds an open community celebration of Kwanzaa on Monday, Dec. 27, at 6 p.m. in the African Community Theatre located in Oscar Ritchie Hall room 230, on Terrace Drive in Kent, Ohio. The program is free and open to the public.
  - Posted Dec. 22, 2010
• Celebrating Native American Culture Celebrating Native American Culture : films, speakers CHECK BACK for more details!
  
  
  - Posted Nov. 18, 2010
• Fundraiser Tuesday, Oct. 26, for Scholarship Honoring the late KSU Prof. Kimberly Todd-White Students, colleagues, family and friends will gather at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 26, in Room 250 of Oscar Ritchie Hall on the main Kent State University campus to commemorate the life of Kimberly Todd-White.
  - Posted Oct. 22, 2010
• Joint reception for two PAS authors, professors Babacar Mbaye and Mwatabu Okantah Joint reception for two PAS authors, professors Babacar Mbaye and Mwatabu Okantah. BOOK PARTY celebrating their publications of 2009. ALL ARE WELCOME. Uumbaji Gallery, also on October 14, 2010 starting at 5:30 pm
  - Posted Oct. 14, 2010
• Opening Reception for Exhibit on Frederick Loudin Opening Reception for Exhibit on Frederick Loudin, nineteenth century world-renowned African American musician who took the Fisk Jubilee Singers, from Fisk University, on a worldwide tour. Loudin was from Ravenna and settled down there after his world tours. In collaboration with the Portage County Historical Society. Uumbaji Gallery, first floor, ORH Opening 5:30 – 7:30
  - Posted Oct. 14, 2010
• PAS study abroad/Ghana: Come learn more about it! PAS study abroad/Ghana: Come learn more about it! Lecture Hall, 5:30 pm
  - Posted Oct. 13, 2010
• West African Research Society Symposium at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) WARA will organize a symposium at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Cleveland, Ohio during the month of January 2011. This program responds to CAORC’s call for raising its visibility, promoting greater understanding of Muslim cultures, reaching out to smaller colleges and undergraduate programs, and increasing international contacts for such institutions. We also plan to invite the public to participate in this symposium and hope that by so doing we will be able to raise awareness of Africa’s place in the wider Islamic world and of the diversity within that world.
  
  Dr. Wendy Wilson Fall, Director of the Pan African Studies Department of Kent State University, former director of the West African Research Center in Dakar, and a current WARA board member, will introduce the symposium with a presentation on CAORC and its many research centers. She will provide an introduction to WARA, its history, programs and resources, and the many opportunities it presents—through fellowship and internship programs—to students wishing to pursue the study of Africa. Dr. Wilson Fall will also provide a brief overview of Islamic West Africa, and of its historic presence in the US, dating back over 400 years. Given this long historical relationship, understanding of the cultures and religious practices of this part of the world can help us as Americans better understand our own society.
  
  - Posted Oct. 13, 2010
• West African Muslim Societies and their Contributions to US Culture West African Research Association (WARA) will organize a symposium at Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C) in Cleveland, Ohio during the month of January 2011. This program responds to CAORC’s call for raising its visibility, promoting greater understanding of Muslim cultures, reaching out to smaller colleges and undergraduate programs, and increasing international contacts for such institutions. We also plan to invite the public to participate in this symposium and hope that by so doing we will be able to raise awareness of Africa’s place in the wider Islamic world and of the diversity within that world.
  - Posted Oct. 11, 2010
• Opening (and open) meeting for the Kent African Student Association (KASA) Opening (and open) meeting for the Kent African Student Association (KASA). Come out and learn about the cultural diversity in this organization and the great programs it has! Multi-purpose Room, ORH, 7 pm
  - Posted Sep. 30, 2010
• Kent State’s African Community Theatre Holds Auditions for Fall Production The African Community Theatre at Kent State University will be holding auditions for its Fall 2010 production of “Stagolee: A Black Folktale.”
  - Posted Sep. 24, 2010
• Kent State's African Community Theatre Presents "The Sirens" The African Community Theatre of Kent State University will present its Spring 2010 production of “The Sirens” by Richard Wesley and directed by Dr. Fran Dorsey. The theatre is located at 225 Terrace Drive in Oscar Ritchie Hall on the Kent State campus in Kent, Ohio.
  - Posted Apr. 2, 2010
• African Community Theatre at Kent State to Hold Auditions The African Community Theatre at Kent State University is holding auditions for its Spring 2010 production of “Talking Bones” by Shay Youngblood. Auditions will take place Wednesday, Feb. 24, through Friday, Feb. 26, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the African Community Theatre.
  - Posted Feb. 19, 2010