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
