Foreign Studies

Including Africans in the Study of the First-Year Experience of College Students

The National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition at the University of South Carolina has entered into a partnership agreement with the University of Johannesburg in South Africa.

The First Black Faculty Member in the 650-Year History of the University of Vienna

Adams Bodomo, from Ghana, was appointed professor and chair of the department of African languages and literatures at the University of Vienna in Austria. He is the former director of the African studies program at the University of Hong Kong and earlier taught at Stanford University.

Colorado State University Mounts a Massive Book Drive for Hawassa University in Ethiopia

Recently, more than 20,000 textbooks and journals were packed into 641 boxes weighing more than 33,000 pounds. The boxes were packed into a shipping container that is currently on its way to Ethiopia.

Cornell Partners With a University in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Cornell and Eben-Ezer University of Minembwe will offer two courses beginning this fall that will be available on both campuses through video links.

Auburn University Scholars Promote Mathematics Research in Southern Africa

Professor Overtoun Jenda and colleagues at Auburn University have developed the Masamu Program to promote research collaboration between mathematicians in southern Africa and the United States.

University of Rhode Island Scholars Mount Online Educational Effort for Kenya Educators

With terrorism in East Africa becoming an increasing concern, the African Teacher Foundation has turned to University of Rhode Island faculty and students to conduct online training for teachers in East Africa.

SUNY System to Expand Its Partnership With the University of the West Indies

The two university partners will expand their relationship to work together on issues relating to marine species in tropical climates, cardiovascular health among the Caribbean population, and on regional security issues.

Lincoln University of Missouri Signs Partnership With a Korean University

The agreement with the Korea National University of Transportation will create faculty and student exchanges between the two universities and increase research opportunities for scholars at each institution.

Virginia Tech Creates an Online Archive of the Kenya Gazette

The historic database currently covers the years from 1977 to 1989, and will eventually include all issues of the Kenya Gazette published since the 1890s. When completed the online archive will include more than 4,000 issues.

The University of Notre Dame’s New Effort to Promote Literacy in Haiti

Nearly half of the adult population in Haiti is illiterate. Half of all children in Haiti do not finish elementary school. Five percent of all youth attend high school and only 1 percent of all children in Haiti go on to attend college.

The Second Cohort of Carnegie African Diaspora Fellows

Participants must be African natives with a terminal degree in their field who currently are teaching at an accredited college or university in the United States or Canada. Sixty African faculty members at U.S. colleges and universities are in the current group of fellows.

Norfolk State University Partners With Several South African Educational Institutions

The new Friends of South Africa is a consortium of educational institutions whose aim is to increase cooperation between Norfolk State and several South African universities.

Study to Determine Best Practices to Combat Illiteracy in Rwanda

The Stanford University researchers have finished the first phase of what is a planned five-year project. Over the next few years, the research will assess interventions aimed at improving literacy to determine what is most effective.

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

In the 2012-13 academic year there were 2,132 scholars from sub-Saharan African nations teaching at U.S. colleges and universities. This is up nearly 13 percent from the the 2011-12 academic year.

Cornell University Is a Cofounder of a New African Literature Prize

The Mabati-Cornell Kiswahili Prize for African Literature will be presented to the best unpublished manuscripts in the Kiswahili language in four categories: fiction, poetry, memoir, and graphic novels.

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

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.

Savannah State University Establishes an English Language Institute

Beginning in January, the English Language Institute of the International Education Center at Savannah State University in Georgia will offer English classes for non-native speakers.

Zambia’s White President Holds a Ph.D.

Zambia's acting president Guy Scott is a graduate of the University of Cambridge in England, where he majored in mathematics and economics. He earned a Ph.D. in cognitive science at Sussex University and studied robotics at the University of Oxford.

University of Liberia Maintains Rigid Admission Standards

In 2013, about 25,000 students took the entrance examination to qualify for admission to the University of Liberia in West Africa. None passed. This year 15 of the 13,000 students who took the test reached the required thresholds for admission.

University of Michigan Program Brings Young African Scholars to the United States

The University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars Program brings early-career faculty members from Africa to the university's Ann Arbor, Michigan, campus to participate in research, take classes, give lectures, and work with mentors.
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