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Africa Lectures Schedule, Fall 2009

Time: Thursdays 12:00 noon - 1:30 p.m.
Location: Room 303, International Center
(Please Check the Tuesday Bulletin for Location)

Date Speaker Affiliation Topic
9/10 Mara Leichtman Faculty (Anthropology, MSU) "New Perspectives on Islam in Senegal"
9/17 Loro LoLaja Kujjo Faculty (Radiology Osteopathic Medicine, MSU) "Unclear Silhouettes: Can South Sudan Charter a Peaceful Path to Independence?"
9/24 Lisa D. Cook Faculty (Economics and James Madison College, MSU) "The Global Financial Crisis in Africa: Evidence from Nigeria"
10/1 Julie Howard Executive Director (Partnership to Cut Hunger and Poverty in Africa, Washington, DC & MSU) "The New US Leadership on Global Food Security and Agricultural Development"
10/8 Panelists: Getahun Haile, Joe Lauer, Peter Limb, et al MSU Faculty and others "African Posters, Podcasts & Papers: New Treasures of MSU's Africa Involvement"
10/15 Charles Mackenzie Faculty (Pathology, MSU) "Donkeys: a Vital Animal to Africa's Development"
10/22 Keith Gottschalk Visiting Fulbright Scholar, Oakland University (University of Western Cape, South Africa) "The African Union and Pan-African Parliament"
10/29 Cecil Madell University of Cape Town (Visiting Scholar through U of Michigan's UMAPS program) "Local Economic Development, Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Livelihoods within Townships in South Africa. Myth or Reality?"  
11/5 Marcy Hessling Doctoral Student (Anthropology, MSU) “All Girls to School: Education and Migration in Benin” 
11/12 Dr. Workayehu Faculty, Addis Ababa University (Visiting Scholar, Medical School, MSU) “Diaspora mobilization through twining program for knowledge and technology transfer to Africa: The experience of P2P in health care delivery and education in Ethiopia – Achievements and challenges”
11/19 No Brown Bag: ASA Annual Conference
11/26 No Brown Bag: Thanksgiving
12/3 TBA  
12/10 Graduate Students MSU Advanced Graduate Students A series of topics on graduate students' dissertation research proposals

Any questions, call at 353-1700 or send e-mail to: fisseha@msu.edu