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Mandela Washington Fellows exemplify leadership in action
The first cohort of young African professionals to attend OSU as part of a Public Management Institute this summer exceeded already high expectations as representatives of emerging leadership on…
New Education Abroad Opportunities in Africa
Three new OSU summer programs – two in Tanzania and one in Rwanda – will be added to nine existing OSU programs in Africa for the 2016/17 academic year. Dr. Hollie Nyseth Brehm from the Department…
Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders
Beginning in mid-June, The Ohio State University will host 25 young professionals from across Africa in a six-week Public Management Institute sponsored by the U.S. Department of State. The…
Cardinal Turkson to Address Environmental Issues
How are We to Live in Our Common Home? Reflections on Laudato Si, Pope Francis' Encyclical on Ecology
Cardinal Peter Turkson, president of the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace and…
New Model African Union course Fall 2015
This new course focuses on African Union (AU), including its foundations, mission, accomplishments and challenges. The first part of the semester course will examine the AU’s genesis in the…
Africa Network hosts Deputy Vice Chancellor, University of Dodoma
Dr. Shaaban Ali Kachenje Mlacha, Deputy Vice Chancellor for Planning, Finance, and Administration at the University of Dodoma, Tanzania recently visited Ohio State University to explore collaborative…
Dr. J. Lorand Matory delivers Owomoyela Yoruba Studies lecture
“Marx, Freud and the Gods of the Yoruba Atlantic: European Social Theory and the Real-Life ‘Fetish’” was the topic of the 3rd annual Oyekan Owomoyela Yoruba Studies lecture on March 13th.…
IT, Study Abroad exchange with Ethiopia
November and December saw a flurry of exchange between OSU two partner universities in Ethiopia, Addis Ababa University and the University of Gondar. Dr. Yemataw Wondie, from the President’s…
End Ebola Now Initiative Raises $6000
On November 7th, a unique coalition of community and campus groups, including the Center for African Studies, held a music benefit, “Voices to End Ebola” at the Ohio Union. Diaspora civic…