This year, CAS hosted the Association for African Studies Programs (AASP) annual meeting on the campus of The Ohio State University.  The meeting lasted two days from March 12 to 13.  The venue was the Hale Black Cultural Center.

The AASP annual meeting presents the occasion for the leadership of various African studies programs to convene and discuss issues pertinent to all aspect of African studies.  This year’s invited guests speakers were Dominic DiCamillo, Senior Director, Office of Global Business-Center for International Business Research (CIBER), and Professor John Mugane Director of the African Language Program at Harvard University.