From ENGAGE and the Allbritton Center. Link to Full Calendar of Events: Responding to the 2016 Presidential Election | ENGAGE – Wesleyan University In the wake of the historic 2016 presidential election, we believe that civic engagement — in its many forms — is more important than ever. To that end, we will maintain this…
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Nov 5: Ariya, African Students Association’s annual cultural event
Nov 3: African Studies and Study Abroad
Come learn about African Studies and Study Abroad at Wesleyan November 3 @ 12 Noon Free Pizza! Fisk Hall, Center for Global Studies Commons
Nov 7: Tulane’s Hank Bart on Biodiversity Research in Kenya
Derek Gripper, South African Guitarist, Nov 4
Friday, November 4, 2016 at 8:00pm Crowell Concert Hall South African musician Derek Gripper conjures anew a centuries-old musical heritage, interpreting kora (21 string harp) compositions for solo classical guitar. He has created a repertoire of arrangements of African music, based on transcriptions of works by Toumani Diabaté, Ali Farka Touré, and others. Event Info:…
Oct 20: Mark Sanders on his new book, Learning Zulu
Learning Zulu: A Secret History of Language in South Africa Mark Sanders, Professor of Comparative Literature, NYU in discussion with Joseph Fitzpatrick, College of Letters, and Lily Saint, English Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 4:30 P.M. Downey House Lounge, Room 200
From Brady ’15: On Nile River Politics
From Aleta Brady (Wesleyan ’15): “Midriver states have an important position and role to play in transboundary river basins as they intimately understand the needs and concerns of both their upriver and downriver neighbors. Midriver states also have a more complex perspective of their “rights” based on their combined upstream/downstream interests. This aspect is being…
Film Event: Dukale’s Dream, Sept 26
Event sponsored by the College of the Environment: The film will be shown on Monday, September 26 at 7:00PM at the Powell Family Cinema in Wesleyan University’s Center for Film Studies, 301 Washington Terrace, Middletown, CT (directions and parking information). Please join us for the next film in The Elements: An Annual Environmental Film Series,…
2016 Brodigan Winners
Congratulations to this year’s Brodigan Award Winners. Jasmine Marie, Kate Cullen, Hannah Norman, and Kellyn Maves Keep Up the Good Work!
Update from Holly Everett in Durban South Africa
I’ve been having a fantastic time living ten minutes from the beach, learning little bits of Zulu, eating as much cheap and delicious fruit as I can get my hands on, and – of course – doing lots science. I’ve been working with Prof Thumbi Ndung’u at the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for TB & HIV…