http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa Facilitate cutting-edge research about Africa at UCLA en-us This profile of African Studies Center Director Françoise Lionnet looks at her upcoming presentation on historical and present-day migration and draws attention to the current phenomenon of African "boat people" — individuals from northern and western Africa in search of a better life who try to make the dangerous trip between the two continents in small boats. Lionnet delivers UCLA’s 114th Faculty Research Lecture in Schoenberg Hall on April 15, 2013, at 3 pm.http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=131403A $1 million grant has been awarded to the UCLA African Studies Center (ASC) for a capacity-building partnership with the Kigali Institute of Education (KIE) of Rwanda.http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=130948Due to unexpected last minute changes on the United Nations General Assembly program, President Paul Kagame regrets that he is unable to visit UCLA on September 28, 2012, and deliver his planned lecture. His visit to UCLA may take place at a future date, though no further details are available at this point.http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=127757With a land mass only about 1.5 times that of Los Angeles, this island nation packs a real punch when it comes to the creation of art, literature, music and culture, says Professor Françoise Lionnethttp://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=127626UCLA Professor Alain Mabanckou will celebrate the American debut of his award-winning and recently translated book "Memoirs of a Porcupine" with a reading at the Hammer Museum on May 1, 2012. http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=125352John Wooden's impact felt halfway around the worldhttp://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=124516It’s important for Americans to think of Africa and South Africa as places to learn and grow, says university leader.http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=124254As the newest director of UCLA’s James S. Coleman African Studies Center, and the first woman to hold the position in the center’s 52 year history, Professor Françoise Lionnet is eager to build upon the center’s successes and expand in new directions.http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=122843by Meg Sullivan, UCLA Newsroomhttp://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=122091Peek into Judith Carney’s background and you can understand her interests. "In the Shadow of Slavery: Africa's Botanical Legacy in the Atlantic World," co-written with her husband, is one of two winners of the most recent Douglass prize, awarded to the best book written in English on slavery or abolition.http://www.international.ucla.edu/africa/article.asp?parentid=120155