The African Studies minor is designed to give students broad multidisciplinary perspectives on African history, politics, culture, and the economy. The program aims to teach students about the diversity of the African experience and to think critically about the generalized and often incomplete information that are encountered in the media, written texts, and pronouncements of experts, casual observers, residents, and visitors to the continent. Students in African Studies acquire critical information that facilitate their understanding of the multiethnic and multicultural world they live in and become, in the process, global citizens.
Questions? Contact Dr. Nate Plageman, Program Coordinator and Associate Professor of History, plagemna@wfu.edu
Congratulations to our Graduating Students
The African Studies Minor extends its congratulations to our graduating minors. Although the circumstances surrounding this year’s graduating events prohibits us from celebrating them in-person, we are extremely proud of their accomplishments. Everyone involved in African Studies at Wake Forest is grateful for your hard work, your intellectual tenacity, and your commitment to making a difference in the world. You have our wishes for much success and futures happiness!
Our Graduating Minors in the Class of 2021 include:
Grant Alexander is graduating with a B.A. in Politics and International Affairs as well as Economics, with an African Studies Minor.
Peter Kuguru is graduating with a B.A. in Politics and International Affairs with an African Studies Minor.
Eric Omorogieva is graduating with a B.A. in Politics and International Affairs and Minors in African Studies as well as Chinese language and Culture.