AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDENTS/STUDIES

The departments and groups listed below include some of the opportunities for involvement:

AFRICAN STUDENT UNION (ASU)
320 Kerckhoff Hall
(310) 825-8051
asu@ucla.edu

ASU seeks to promote progressive change through education and activism on campus as well as in the community by focusing on the academic, cultural and political needs of all students of African descent. ASU's Academic Supports Program (see "STUDENT RETENTION CENTER") also provides academic support.

RALPH J. BUNCHE CENTER FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN STUDIES
160 Haines Hall
(310) 825-7403
www.bunchecenter.ucla.edu

The center conducts and sponsors research on the African American experience, provides support to the African American Studies BA and MA programs, publishes monographs and research results, administers two undergraduate scholarships, sponsors community service programming, and maintains a noncirculating library.

JAMES S. COLEMAN AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER
10244 Bunche Hall
(310) 825-3686
www.international.ucla.edu/africa
africa@international.ucla.edu

The center is the foremost center for African Studies in the western United States. It maintains active relationships with several major universities in Africa, and participates in the Education Abroad Program for UC students. Outreach activities include public lectures, performances and exhibits in the community by the center’s faculty and students and an annual summer teachers’ institute.

Nommo
(310) 825-3305
www.studentmedia.ucla.edu
nommo@media.ucla.edu