African Studies Center :: Faculty Directory

The Michigan State University African Studies Center has close to a hundred Core Faculty with experience on Africa, probably one of the largest in the nation. The Center features many scholars in social science, agricultural economics, African languages, the arts and humanities, education, health and medicine and many other fields.

The faculty members are listed alphabetically by college and departmental affiliation, noting geographical areas of Africa experience, and teaching and research interests.

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Isaac Kalumbu

Department: International Studies and Programs
Email: kalumbu(at)msu.edu

Biography:
Dr. Isaac Kalumbu serves as the program manager for The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at Michigan State University (MSU). As program manager, Dr. Kalumbu is responsible for the development, implementation, and management of the program at MSU. In 1997, Dr. Kalumbu joined MSU’s College of Music where he taught courses on African American, Caribbean, and African popular music. He has also led several study abroad programs to Jamaica and South Africa. Dr. Kalumbu joined the university’s International Studies and Programs in 2009, first as the assistant to the director of the African Studies Center and then as the program manager for The MasterCard Foundation Scholars Program at MSU. Dr. Kalumbu was born and raised in Zimbabwe and completed a bachelor of arts in economic history and history, with a minor in philosophy, from the University of Zimbabwe. He went on to earn his doctorate in ethnomusicology, with a minor in African American studies, from Indiana University in 1999.