From: African Studies Assn [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Enclosed is information about the forthcoming African Studies Association
Annual Meeting, December 5-8, 2002 in Washington DC. The deadline for
preregistration is November 1.
The Preliminary Program for the meeting is available at the ASA website,
<http://www.africanstudies.orgwww.africanstudies.org
Deadline for preregistration: November 1
Deadline for discounted room rates at the Mariott Waldman Park Hotel:
November 4
A membership/preregistration form may be downloaded from the ASA website at
<http://www.africanstudies.orgwww.africanstudies.org. For those paying by
visa or mastercard, the form may be sent in by fax.
See below information about the special ASA Colloquium at the Annual
Meeting, on "African and North American Higher Education: New Partnerships,
New Directions." Sponsored by the ASA Board of Directors, the colloquium
will consist of three panels. The two papers to be discussed will be
available for purchase at the ASA booth in the exhibits hall of the Annual
Meeting.
Many thanks,
Catharine Newbury
ASA Past President
COLLOQUIUM ON AFRICAN AND NORTH AMERICAN HIGHER EDUCATION:
NEW PARTNERSHIPS, NEW DIRECTIONS
An African Studies Association project with funding from the Rockefeller
Foundation to support the planning stages of a new initiative on higher
education in Africa.
Three Panels:
(III-H13) Challenges Facing Higher Education in Africa
Friday, December 6, 8:30 am-10:30 am
Chair: Damtew Teferra, Boston College
Akilagpa Sawyerr, Association of African Universities, "Challenges Facing
Higher Education in Africa"
Discussants: Mamadou Diouf, University of Michigan; Ebrima Sall, Nordic
Africa Institute-Uppsala; William Saint, World Bank; Mala Singh, Department
of Education, South Africa
(VII-H14) External Support to Higher Education in Africa: Hopes,
Frustrations, and Challenges Saturday, December 7, 9:00 am-11:00 am
Chair: N'Dri Thérèse Assié-Lumumba, Cornell University
Joel Samoff, Stanford University and Bidemi Carrol, Stanford University,
"External Support to Higher Education in Africa: Hopes, Frustrations, and
Challenges"
Discussants: Amina Mama, University of Cape Town; Nahas Angula, Minister of
Higher Education, Training, and Employment Creation, Namibia; David Court,
The Rockefeller foundation and World Bank; Michael Chege, University of
Florida.
(VIII-H15) Colloquium: Higher Education Partnerships: Problems and Prospects
Saturday, December 7, 11:15 am-1:15 pm
Chair: Ronald Kassimir, Social Science Research Council-New York
Narciso Matos, Carnegie Corporation
Teboho Moja, New York University
Joyce Lewinger Moock, The Rockefeller Foundation
David Wiley, Michigan State University
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