| UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA - AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER |
MSU Tuesday Bulletin- Spring No. 3, '94
MSU Tuesday Bulletin- Spring No. 3, '94
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| AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER | Academic Year |
| MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY | "TUESDAY BULLETIN" |
| 100 INTERNATINAL CENTER | Spring Sem. No. 3 |
| EAST LANSING, MI 48824-1035 | February 1, 1994 |
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| MAJOR SUBHEADINGS |
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| EVENTS CONFERENCES |
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| FELLOWSHIPS |
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EVENTS
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U of M: February, 1, Tuesday, "The Politics of Post-Colonial
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Studies and the African Diaspora"
University of Michigan Center for Afro-American and African Studies
(CAAS) Brown Bag, Tiffany Patterson (Visiting Lecturer, CAAS and
History, University of Michigan) Robert E. Hayden Lounge, 111 W.
Engineering Bldg., U of M, Ann Arbor, noon. For more information, call
CAAS at (313) 764-5513.
February 2, Wednesday, "The Practice of Philosophy and the
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Conflicts of Interpretation" Department of
Philosophy Lecture, Valentin Y. Mudimbe (Professor of Romance Studies,
Comparative Literature and Cultural Anthropology, Duke University) Gold
A & B Rooms, Union Building, 8:00 p.m.
February 3, Thursday, "Maternal and Infant Health in Urban South
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Africa" African Studies Center Brown Bag, Michael
Rip (Faculty, Geography, MSU) 201 International Center, noon.
February 7, Monday, "South Africa and MSU: The History and
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Future of their Linkages" Panel of MSU
Participants, Frank Beeman (Southern Africa Liberation Committee),
William Derman (Anthropology and African Studies Center), John Metzler
(African Studies Center), and David Wiley (Sociology and African Studies
Center) 204 International Center, noon.
February 10, Thursday, "Perspectives on the Educational Systems
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ in Zimbabwe, Kenya, and South Africa" African
Studies Center Brown Bag with Susan Peters (Faculty, Education, MSU)
Spartan Room B, International Center, noon.
February 17, Thursday, "Which Way Higher Education in the
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sudan?" African Studies Center Brown Bag with
Malik Balla (Faculty, Linguistics, MSU) 201 International Center, noon.
CONFERENCES
A Special African Lakes Conference of the MSU Program on the
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Lakes of East Africa: <> will be
held February 25-26, 1994 on the MSU campus. The conference will
include African and North American scholars of varying disciplines
(physical, biological, social), perspectives, and nations. Papers will
concern current scientific research findings about the lakes and the
pressing issues of management and development of the fisheries and
aquatic resources. Persons interested should request further conference
information from Profs. David Wiley, Bill Derman, or Craig Harris,
Program on the Lakes of East Africa, c/o MSU African Studies Center, 100
International Center, MSU, East Lansing, MI 4824-1035. Phone: (517)
353-1700.
FELLOWSHIPS
Title VI Foreign Language and Area Studies Fellowships (FLAS) are
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to students pursuing graduate work in foreign languages and area
studies. To compete for a fellowship award, MSU students may apply to
three centers on campus - African Studies Center, Center for Latin
American and Caribbean Studies, and Center for Advanced Study of
International Development (CASID). Academic year FLAS fellowships cover
the cost of tuition and fees and provide a stipend of $8,000.
The African Studies Center awards fellowships to graduate students
studying any of the 25 African languages approved on campus during the
1994-95 academic year. It plans to offer FLAS fellowships during the
summer of 1994 for the intensive study of intermediate and advanced
Kiswahili and for the study of Shona in the summer of 1995. These
summer FLAS awards will cover full tuition and fees for the six to eight
credit courses and will provide a stipend of $1,500. Further
information and application forms are available from the Center.
*Candidates must have completed application procedures by February 28,
1994*. Contact: Yacob Fisseha, African Studies Center, 100
International Center, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1035. Phone: (517)
353-1700.
Full-year and summer FLAS fellowships are available through the Center
for Latin American and Caribbean Studies for the study of Portuguese
(all levels) and Spanish (advanced levels only). *The deadline is
February 16, 1994*. Contact the Center for Latin American and Caribbean
Studies, 206 International Center, MSU, East Lansing, MI 48824-1035.
Phone: (517) 353-1690.
The Center for the Advanced Study of International Development (CASID)
awards fellowships to graduate students enrolled in programs which
combine the study of a modern foreign language with advanced training
and research in international development studies. CASID offers
fellowships for the study of the following languages: all levels of
Arabic, Swahili, and Portuguese; intermediate and advanced levels (i.e.
beyond the first 12 semester hours) of Chinese, Russian, Spanish, and
French. Students who are studying other languages as part of their
program in international development studies should contact the CASID
office regarding their eligibility. 1994 Summer Intensive Language
Fellowships are also available. *The application deadline is February
28, 1994*. Contact: CASID, 306 Berkey Hall, MSU, East Lansing, MI
48824-1111. Phone: (517) 353-5925.
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Editor: Ali B. Ali-Dinar