For more than 50 years, Michigan State University has been a national academic leader in all things Africa. Whether it’s been fighting diseases such as malaria, helping to develop more disease-resistant crops, or training Africa’s future physicians, farmers or leaders, MSU has been there.
Consider these numbers: MSU ranks first among U.S. universities in the number of African language courses offered and in the number of different African languages taught. In addition, MSU offers 26 study abroad programs in Africa, more than any other U.S. university; more than 1,200 African students have earned an MSU degree since the 1970s; and, since 1992, more than 1,300 MSU students have studied in Africa. MSU faculty members work on scores of projects in 32 African nations – more than half the countries on the continent.
Founded in 1960, MSU’s African Studies Center is one of nine Title VI National Resource Centers on Africa designated by the U.S. Department of Education. The center has more than 160 MSU faculty who provide broad research, teaching and service on the African continent.
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