Advising

As a student interested in African Studies, you have a network of advisors who can assist you. They include our Director of Undergraduate Studies, who can answer specific information about your African studies coursework, our specialist for questions regarding African languages, and the team of undergraduate advisors in the Hamilton Lugar School. Our advisors can help you plan your degree, balance your coursework, and combine African Studies coursework with your Major or another Minor or work toward an accelerated Masters's program in African Studies.

African Studies Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS)

For information on our degrees, courses, course permissions, graduation checks and more, the DUS can offer you specific and detailed information.

Nana Amoah-Ramey

Assistant Professor, African American and African Diaspora Studies

Assistant Professor, African Studies Program

Assistant Coordinator, African Languages Program

Associate Editor, Africa Today Journal

Akan Language and West African Cultures

Director of Undergraduate Studies, African Studies Program

namoa@indiana.edu
(812) 856-1012
Global and International Studies Building, 3078

Research + Teaching Interests
African American & African Diaspora Literature; African Popular Music and Cultures; Gender Roles and Representations; African Language Pedagogy (Akan/Twi); Globalization and Post Colonialism

Regional Expertise
Ghana; West Africa

African Languages Minor

For information specifically about the African Languages Minor, students can meet with either the DUS or with Dr. Herndon.

Krystie Herndon

Undergraduate Advisor for the African Languages Minor, and Linguistics

kherndon@indiana.edu
(812) 855-3323

Hamilton Lugar School Undergraduate Advisers

For general information, and how to combine an African Studies degree with your chosen majors, look to HLS advisor! Please schedule an advising appointment through the Student Appointment Scheduler in One.IU.