Dear Friends and fellow Africanists,

Happy New Year! We hope your holiday was both enjoyable and relaxing and that you are ready for what is sure to be an exciting and invigorating semester.

With the new year comes a new Executive Director for the Committee on African Studies, Melissa Braunstein, and a new Web address. We hope you will now visit us at www.africa.harvard.edu, and we look forward to your continued support this semester and beyond!