Abiol Lual Deng serves as the Communication and Policy Specialist for the Center for African Studies and the Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at UC Berkeley. In this capacity, she spearheads digital strategy and dynamic storytelling initiatives designed to elevate the Center’s profile as a premier hub for African Affairs in the Bay Area and beyond, as well as showcase the achievements of the Scholars.
With over 15 years of experience in global public policy across Africa, Europe, and North America, Ms. Deng offers a unique, multicultural, and multilingual perspective on the...
Martha Saavedra was the Associate Director of the Center for African Studies from 1993 to 2025. She received a PhD and MA in a Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley and a BA in International Studies from Rhodes College. She taught at St. Mary’s College of California, Ohio...
Tobias Warner became professor of French and Comparative Literature at UC Davis in 2012 after completing his PhD in Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley under the mentorship of Professor Karl Britto. At Davis he regularly...
Tobias Warner
