Recognizing the need to support Africa-related curriculum development nationwide, the African Studies Center is very pleased to announce a travel grant opportunity available to faculty at minority-serving institutions, HBCUs, and community colleges. The faculty travel grant supports participation in the Faculty Development Seminar “Diversity, Religion, and Migration in West Africa,” organized jointly by the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC) and West African […]
Learn about the history of Islam in Morocco and Senegal and the way it informs contemporary religious and cultural practices. Join the Center for African Studies and the Center for Global Islamic Studies to learn more about everyday life in Muslim societies by taking part in this study abroad experience. This program is offered during […]
POSTDOCTORAL POSITION SAHEL RESEARCH GROUP, CENTER FOR AFRICAN STUDIES THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA The Sahel Research Group (SRG) of the Center for African Studies at the University of Florida invites applications for a three-year postdoctoral associate in the social sciences with expertise in the countries of the Sahel. The SRG brings together an interdisciplinary team […]
New England Regional World History Association Call for Participants “Religion in World History” Saturday, 23 March 2019 Boston College High School 150 Morrissey Boulevard Boston, Massachusetts NERWHA welcomes proposals from teachers, research scholars, and students on any aspect relating to its theme “Religion in World History.” Proposals may be for an entire panel, a round […]
The Boston University Diaspora Studies Initiative is partnering with the organizers of the CAF America–CAF Canada Diaspora Philanthropy Summit in searching for qualified organizations and diaspora groups to join the Diaspora Philanthropy Summit, November 2-3, 2017 in the Washington, DC area. The Summit seeks to bring together groups and individuals who have a specific US- or Canada-based […]
FULL JOB DESCRIPTION Tanzania Education Corp is seeking a Program Coordinator to live in Karatu, Tanzania and work at Tumaini Schools. We are seeking a new staff member to join our team on the ground and work in close collaboration with the existing Program Coordinator sharing all key responsibilities as described below. Tanzania Education Corp (TEC) supports […]
The BU Sargent College Service Learning Program offers our students a unique opportunity to participate in faculty led service-learning experiences which promote health education, empower communities, and cultivate educated compassionate global citizens. Students will have the opportunity to leverage their classroom knowledge to assist health care providers and community health workers in delivering basic healthcare […]
October 29-31, 2015. Boston, Massachusetts. Sponsored by the Dictionary of African Christian Biography (www.dacb.org ); the Center for Global Christianity and Mission (www.bu.edu/cgcm/ ); the African Studies Center and the African Studies Library (http://www.bu.edu/library/africanstudies/), Boston University. Keynote Speaker: Professor Lamin Sanneh, Yale University. Hosts: Professors Dana L. Robert, Jonathan Bonk, and M.L. Daneel, Boston University. The […]
Over the past four years, a collaboration between Boston University and Santander Universities, a division of one of the world’s largest banking firms, has nurtured public health study in 29 countries as well as an advanced physics research partnership between BU and the National University of Singapore and cultural exchange and literacy programs here in Boston. […]