Fall 2025 The Center for African Studies Colloquium Series invites lectures, book talks, and panels given by prominent Africa-focused scholars. These colloquia present the latest in Africanist and Afro-diasporic thought, drawing together with inter-...
Fall 2025 The CAS Faculty Hour invites two on-campus professor/scholars thinking about Africa to an informal dialogue over lunch. Take time out of your hectic schedules, and join us, as UCB faculty (usually), sometimes from different disciplines, explore new connections...
Brenda Ogutu is the Associate Engagement Director at Busara, a non-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya that uses social and behavioral scientific research to solve problems in development and poverty alleviation in the Global South. In her role, Brenda oversees and coordinates a diverse portfolio of governance-related projects. Her work at the firm began...
Ravina and Rushika Pattni are two exceptional women making a difference in Tanzania and beyond on the African continent. Ravina earned her bachelor’s degree at UC Berkeley as a Mastercard Foundation Scholar, majoring in Development Studies and Economics. Although she then obtained a Master of Public Administration in Development Practice from...
Christine Wilkinson is a conservation scientist specializing in carnivore and urban ecologies. They received their PhD at UC Berkeley and obtained funding for their dissertation research through Rocca...
Brenda Ogutu is the Associate Engagement Director at Busara, a non-profit organization based in Nairobi, Kenya that uses social and behavioral scientific research to solve problems in development and poverty alleviation in the Global South. In her role, Brenda oversees and coordinates a diverse portfolio of governance-related projects. Her work at the firm began...
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funding for their dissertation research through 