Foreign Studies

Sub-Saharan Nations Sending the Most Scholars to Teach at U.S. Colleges and Universities

According to new data from the Institute on International Education, in the 2013-14 academic year there were 1,844 scholars from sub-Saharan African nations teaching at U.S. colleges and universities. This is down more than 13 percent from the 2012-13 academic year.

Delaware State University Teams Up With Two Universities in Asia

Delaware State University, the historically Black educational institution in Dover, recently signed agreements with Yeungnam University College in South Korea and Changchun University in China.

University Scientists Develop Portable Device for Sickle Cell Diagnosis

Scientists at the University of Connecticut, Yale University, Harvard University, and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a new method of detecting sickle cell disease that can be used in remote areas that do not have advanced medical technology.

Fort Valley State University Joins the Peace Corps Prep Program

The Peace Crops Prep Program is designed to train students who are interested in working abroad in international development work. Fort Valley State is the 39th educational institution nationwide to join the effort.

Alabama State University Partners With a Nigerian Educational Institution

Alabama State University, the historically Black education institution in Montgomery has signed a partnership agreement with Adekunie Ajasin University in Nigeria. The agreement calls for both student and faculty exchanges between the two universities.

Latest Data on U.S. College Students Who Studied Abroad in Sub-Saharan Africa

Of the 304,467 American students studying abroad in all areas of the globe, about 5.6 percent, are African Americans. A decade ago African Americans were 3.4 percent of all U.S. college students who studied abroad. More than 13,000 U.S. college students studied at universities in sub-Saharan Africa in the 2013-14 period.

Students From Sub-Saharan Africa at U.S. Colleges and Universities, 2014-15

In the 2013-14 academic year, there were 31,113 students from sub-Saharan Africa enrolled at colleges and universities in the United States. They made up 3.5 percent of the 886,052 foreign students at U.S. colleges and universities.

Census Data Documents African Language Use in the United States

Some 60 million Americans over the age of 5 speak a language other than English at home. This is about one fifth of all Americans. Nearly 900,000 Americans speak an African language at home. Among the most common African languages in the U.S. are Kru, Ibo, Yoruba, Cushite, and Swahili.

Stanford-Led Sanitary Intervention in Mali Improved Child Health

A new study led by researchers at Stanford University finds that efforts to increase the use of sanitary facilities in rural African communities can have a significant impact on child growth and health.

Oregon State University Libraries Partners With a Library at a Nigerian University

The "sister" libraries will participate in staff exchanges and research projects. Members of the staff of the libraries will participate in virtual seminars and academic meetings and the two libraries will exchange reference and other library materials.

George Mason University Partners With an African Nonprofit Organization

The School for Conflict Analysis and Resolution at George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, has signed an agreement with 72 Africa, a nonprofit organization dedicated to establishing sustainable peace environments throughout Africa.

Smith College Student Launches Book Series for African Children

Priscilla Takondwa Semphere, a native of Malawi, is a sophomore at Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts. She won a contest that has provided her seed money to launch the Ekari series of books which she hopes will give African children a more positive view of themselves.

Paul Tiyambe Zeleza to Lead United States International University-Africa

Dr. Zeleza has been serving as vice president for academic affairs at Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. He will become vice chancellor of U.S. International University-Africa in Nairobi, Kenya, on January 1.

Tulane University Study Documents Child Labor in West African Cocoa Production

According to the report, there were 2,120,000 child labors who worked on cocoa production in Ghana and Cote d'Ivoire during the 2013-14 harvest season. Some 94 percent of these child laborers were involved in hazardous work.

The University of Chicago Looks to Aid Mathematics Education in Africa

The University of Chicago has signed a new partnership agreement with the African Institute for Mathematical Sciences (AIMS). Under the agreement the University of Chicago will provide faculty members and graduate students to AIMS centers across Africa to assist in the training of AIMS graduate students.

Two Yale Students Will Use Grant to Start a Preparatory High School in Burundi

Wendell Adjetey and Etienne Mashuli, both graduate students at Yale, have received a fellowship from the nonprofit Echoing Green that will be used to start a foundation, school, and library in Burundi's capital city.

The First Black Professor at an Israeli University

Anbessa Teferra was appointed to the position of senior lecturer of Semitic languages at Tel Aviv University in Israel. He is the first immigrant from Ethiopia to be granted status as a tenured senior lecturer at an Israeli University.

The First Black Woman to Lead a University in the United Kingdom

Baroness Valerie Amos has been named director of SOAS at the University of London. SOAS was founded in 1916 as the School of Oriental Studies and has since expanded its mission to also focus on Africa and the Middle East.

Scholar Learns the Origins of the African Name of a Florida International University Building

The origin and the meaning of the name of the Owa Ehan building on the campus of Florida International University in Miami have been a frequent topic of discussion on campus. Now an assistant professor at the university has found the answers.

University of Minnesota Hosting 25 Mandela-Washington Fellows

This summer the Center for Integrative Leadership at the Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota is hosting a group of 25 young African leaders for a six-week academic and leadership institute.
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