Learning Swahili at Northwestern has enhanced my family history
Posted October 21, 2025
By Vrinda Gupta, Northwestern undergraduate student My family has a history of spending brief periods in Kenya, Unfortunately, they spent no time there during...Category: Students
PAStories: Graduate student reports on predissertation research
Posted October 16, 2025
Sasha Artamonova (art history) received both a Hans E. Panofsky Pre-Dissertation Award and a Buffet International Research Travel Grant, which helped her spend the...
Celebrating diversity: Swahili students shine at campus festivals
Posted August 25, 2024
By: Zainab Momany, Foreign Language Teaching Assistant for Swahili Amidst the vibrant cultural exchange and celebration on our campus, I had the privilege of...
PAS sponsors new Voice from Exile podcast
Posted August 24, 2024
In December, alumnus Chernoh Bah (2023), founding editor of the Africanist Press, launched a new Voice from Exile podcast focusing on African issues. This...
Student reflections on learning Swahili
Posted April 24, 2024
by Lauren Gomez, Northwestern undergraduate student Without a doubt, embarking on my journey to learn Swahili has been one of...
Swahili corner: Student reflections on their experience as Fulbright-Hayes awardees this summer in Kenya
Posted October 15, 2023
Nick Bucciarelli writes “This was my first trip to Kenya, and my first to Africa. Kenyans are proud to be Africans, which is funny...
PAS welcomes new visiting scholars
Posted October 10, 2023
PAS welcomes Arthur Banshayeko, popularly known as Arthur Ban, as Ama Ata Aidoo Visiting Scholar in the fall quarter. Arthur Banshayeko is a Burundian...
Augmented Curiosities virtual experience exhibit at the Herskovits
Posted October 8, 2023
“Augmented Curiosities: Virtual Play in African Pasts and Futures” is the Fall quarter exhibit at the Herskovits Library. It uses augmented and virtual reality...
PAS participation in Ghana summer conferences
Posted October 1, 2023
Northwestern faculty and alumni made an impressive turnout at the 47th International Traditional Music World Conference and the Association for the Study of the...
Swahili corner
Posted February 18, 2023
By: Gabriel West, Northwestern undergraduate student I am in my second year of Swahili and my third year at Northwestern. I postponed taking a...