AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER At The UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN IN REVIEW
IN REVIEW2008-15AFRICAN STUDIES CENTER at theUNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
messageFROM THE DIRECTORGreetings from the African Studies Center (ASC)! As weapproach our 10th anniversary, we felt it important to takestock of our accomplishments and highlight the immense waysAfrica-related research, partnership, and engagement involvingUniversity of Michigan students and faculty have expandedover the past seven years. Our many activities have beengrounded on the principles of what President Mark S. Schlisselcalls “Michigan’s approach to global education —collaboration,capacity building, and leveraging, all driven by mutual benefits.”KELLY ASKEWASC DirectorProfessor of Anthropology andAfroamerican/African StudiesThis is an exciting time with the university extendingcollaborations in Africa—from a new education abroad programin Senegal, to fast-growing engagements in Ethiopia. ASCperforms the central role of enhancing these partnerships byproviding knowledge, context, and networks; connecting U-Mfaculty and students to one another and to collaborators onthe continent; increasing student access to Africa-relatedcourses and research opportunities; and informing the Michigancommunity about developments on the continent.When first established in 2008, ASC sought to deepen andbring higher visibility to longstanding U-M/Africa institutionalpartnerships, especially in Ghana and South Africa, and tosupport the emergence of newer collaborations with universitiesin Cameroon, Liberia, and Uganda (to name a few). As evidencedherein, we have accomplished this and much more. Yet stillmore is needed given transformations in Africa’s global positionin heritage conservation, international relations, commodityflows, natural resource extraction, demographics, and more.We thank you, the many faculty, students, staff, alumni, andcollaborators, for your contributions to these efforts and lookforward to partnering with you as we continue to reconsider,indeed reconfigure, the reach and understanding of Africanstudies.2ASC In Review 2008-15
contentsAfrican Studies CenterSchool of Social Work Building1080 South University Ave., Ste 3603Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1106(734) 615-3027asc-contact@umich.eduii.umich.edu/ascASC STAFFKelly AskewDirectorProfessor of Anthropology andAfroamerican/African StudiesOveta FullerAssociate DirectorAssociate Professor ofMicrobiology and ImmunologyDevon KeenProgram ManagerSandie SchulzeOutreach and Program CoordinatorRaquel BuckleyIn Review Designer and LSA SharedServices Communications Editor1471011121314161718Message from the DirectorAbout the African Studies CenterInstitutional PartnershipsStudent and Faculty GrantsSupporting ScholarshipPublic EventsASC in the News and Social MediaExternal FundingPublicationsGifts to ASCASC Happenings 2008-15CONNECT WITH rdpress.comASC In Review 2008-153
CAPE VERDEThe African Studies Center (ASC) at the University of Michigan is funded bythe Provost’s Office and organized around three primary research initiativesthat have been funded separately by the Office of the President through 2016:the African Heritage Initiative (AHI) coordinating partnerships in the humanitiesand qualitative social sciences; the African Social Research Initiative (ASRI)coordinating partnerships in the quantitative social sciences and public health; andSTEM-Africa coordinating partnerships in the sciences, math, and engineering. Afourth presidential initiative is the U-M African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS)Program, which brings early-career faculty from African institutions to U-M forresearch and writing residencies lasting up to six months.4ASC In Review 2008-15
MISSION123Deepen and expand scholarlyand educational partnershipsbetween U-M and AfricaninstitutionsSupport exchanges ofstudents, faculty, and staffbetween U-M and AfricaninstitutionsEnhance the study of Africa,past and present, within theU-M curriculum45Connect faculty and studentsworking in/on Africa from allcolleges and units on campusFoster interdisciplinary researchto find imaginative solutions tocontemporary social, cultural,medical, technological, andenvironmental problems6Serve as a public resourceon Africa and Michigan’sinvolvement with it for thestate and local communityASC serves as a conduit through which the many Africainitiatives across the university, from the humanities,sciences, and social sciences to Medicine and Engineering,may be furthered to the mutual benefit of the university andits African partners. We have: Strengthened and expanded institutionalpartnerships in Africa Implemented a competitive studentand faculty grants program to supportresearch and travel Strengthened Africa-focused curriculumand expanded education abroadprograms in Africa Sponsored numerous Africa-focusedevents at U-M and at partnerinstitutions in Africa Introduced new research projects thatsupport research and knowledge onAfricaASC In Review 2008-155
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InstitutionalPartnershipsASC was founded in partto deepen and expandexisting partnershipsin Africa, especiallythose in Ghana, withthe University of Ghanaand Kwame NkrumahUniversity of Science andTechnology, and SouthAfrica, with University ofCape Town, where U-Mfaculty had longstandingcollaborations.Those ties were honoredby Michigan’s thirteenthPresident Mary SueColeman in her historic2008 visit to Ghana andSouth Africa. Since then,the number of linkagesbetween U-M andacademic institutionsin Africa has increased,with ASC serving asthe primary node ofcommunication andlogistical support.AHIAfrican Heritage InitiativeUniversity of GhanaMakerere UniversityMountains of the MoonUniversityUniversity of Fort HareRhodes UniversityUniversity of Western CapeUniversity of WitwatersrandKwame Nkrumah Universityof Science and TechnologySTEM-AFRICAScience, Technology,Engineering, and MathematicsUniversity of LiberiaMakerere UniversityUniversity of GhanaASRIAfrican Social Research InitiativeUniversity of GhanaUniversity of Cape CoastGhana Health ServiceUniversity of NairobiUniversity of MalawiUniversity of Cape TownUniversity of WitwatersrandUniversity of StellenboschUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalUniversity of Dar es SalaamMakerere UniversityUMAPSPROGRAMU-M AfricanPresidential ScholarsKwame Nkrumah Universityof Science and TechnologyUniversity of LiberiaUniversity for DevelopmentStudiesPan-African UniversityUniversity of Fort HareUniversity of South AfricaUniversity of BueaAfrican Institute ofMathematicsUniversity of KwaZulu-NatalNational MathematicsCenterUniversity of WitwatersrandUniversity of ZambiaUniversity of JohannesburgCopperbelt Medical SchoolEthiopia Academy ofSciencesSt. Paul’s HospitalMillennium Medical CollegeAfrican Virtual UniversityASC In Review 2008-157
UMAPS PROGRAMThe UMAPS program offers anotheravenue of expanding and strengtheningpartnerships.From 2008-15, it brought to U-M 108 faculty from universitiesin Ethiopia, Ghana, South Africa, Liberia, and Uganda and paired eachone with a U-M faculty mentor for a research residency of up to sixmonths. These collaborations have yielded joint publications, jointlyheld grants, new institutional ties, and innovative research. Additionally,we have hosted visiting scholars from African universities through theFulbright Scholars program and others like it, further developing ournetworks on the continent.8ASC In Review 2008-15
ProgramStatistics2008-15108UMAPS Scholars36% WOMEN35%17%31%GHANAIANSLIBERIANS64% MEN11%8%UGANDANSOTHERCameroon, DRC,Ethiopia, TanzaniaSOUTH AFRICANSSINCE UMAP S PAR T ICIPAT ION12completed PhD15received promotions& distinguishedpositions580 published booksarticles andbook chapterspublishedASC In Review 2008-159
Map of U-M student and faculty engagement in Africa by countryStudent & Faculty GrantsIn order to support engagement with Africa, ASC awardssubstantial research funding that is open to all U-M studentsand faculty. Competitive fellowships are awarded to studentsfor research, internships, and conference participation.Faculty awards include conference travel grants, funding forresearch conducted in Africa, and collaborative seed grantsto support innovative projects in African heritage studies,African social research, and STEM-Africa.10ASC In Review 2008-15ASC disbursed over 550,000for research andsummer grantprograms from2008-15
Supporting ScholarshipU-M’s Africa-focused curriculum is unique and noteworthy for its breadth across schoolsand colleges. ASC provides financial and administrative support to select courses, disbursing 123,452 from 2008-14 in funding for new or existing Africa-focused courses. The totalnumber of courses at U-M on Africa has more than doubled over the past decade.ASC has also invested heavily in education abroad programs and faculty and student researchin Africa—extending the reach of resources such as the International Institute’s ExperientialLearning Fund and Individual Fellowships, Rackham International Research Awards, andthe Department of Afroamerican and African Studies’ SAIO Moody Fellowships and AfricanInitiative Grants.Selection of supportededucation abroad andacademic coursesBetween Earth and Sky: FieldResearch and Designing inGhana, James ChaffersGlobal Impact of Microbes:Fieldwork in Zambia,Oveta FullerThe Archaeology of Nubia,Geoff EmberlingEngineering AppropriateTechnologies: Needs, Design,and Entrepreneurship in Ghana;Kathleen Sienko; Aline Cotelet al.Pedagogy of Action in SouthAfrica, Nesha HaniffSustainable Developmentin Post-conflict Countries:Educating and Empowering theNext Generation of Engineersand Agriculturalists in Liberia,Steve WrightSelection of supported studentresearchMedia War: EmergingExpressive Cultural Practices inContemporary Egypt,Nama KhalilThe Politics of InfrastructuralRegionalism in East Africa,Kevin DonovanUnderstanding PreconceptionCounseling Gaps for Peoplewith HIV in Botswana,Sarah GutinUrban Cleansings andthe Making of SocialistMozambique, 1974-88,Benedito MachavaAfrica-RelatedCourses 2013-14Professional Schools4 5 TOTAL COUR SESn Public Health (16)Choreography of Pronouns: TheBody as Laboratory ExaminingPost-Apartheid Complexities ofTransition, Eryn Rosenthaln Music, Theater &Dance (7)Selection of supportedfaculty researchCollege of Literature,Science, and the Arts109 TOTAL COURSESIsithunzi: Deepening anOrganizational Culture ofWriting by Visual Artists,Julie EllisonImproving Understandingof Maternal and NeonatalMortality through SocialAutopsy in Ghana,Cheryl MoyerTrusted Messengers toEffectively Address Ebola Virusin Liberia, Oveta FullerFirst ComparativeDocumentation of the TwoMost Distinctive Varieties ofthe Cape Verdean Language,Marlyse Baptistan Engineering (3)n Afroamerican andAfrican Studies (45)n History (20)n Anthropology (14)U-M has regularly ledthe nation in the numberof U.S. Department ofState Fulbright Awardsreceived, with 18awardees placed in Africafrom 2008-13.ASC In Review 2008-1511
15 PM(CSE 1670)anel J (STEM):Please join the African StudiesCenter (ASC) as visiting faculty fromGhana, Uganda, and South Africashare highlights of their researchducation, Funding and Policynvironments for Science in Africahaired by Cinda-Sue Davisrector, Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), U-M)Emmet Dennis (President,University of Liberia): “The InextricableRelevance of Tertiary ScientificEducation to the African SocioEconomic Developmental Agenda,A Welcome Realization in Liberia”Date:Thursday, December 5, 2013Location: Kalamazoo Room,Michigan LeagueTime:3-6 PMFree and open to the publicAbigail Mechtenberg(Applied Physics, U-M):“Missing Variables in ElectricityOptimization Models used in SubSaharan Africa: Case StudyInvestigations as a Foundation for anInnovative Microgrid Model”Daniel Wubah(Vice President and Dean for UndergraduateEducation, Virginia Tech U.):“An Immersive SummerUndergraduate Research Experiencein Ghana Focusing on Ecology,Ethnobotany, and EnvironmentalBiology”SYMPOSIUMLamine Ndiaye(Chairperson, Pan African University HighLevel Panel):“The Pan African University, One MajorProject of the African Union”U-M AFRICAN PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARS PROGRAMRESEARCH SYMPOSIUM IDiscussant: Marvin Parnes(Associate Vice President for Research andExecutive Director of Research Administration,U-M)Kennedy AlatingaSisa NgabazaHealth Insurance Policy in Ghana:The Challenge of Identifying and Including the PoorPolicy and Lived Experiences ofYoung Pregnant Women and Mothers in SchoolUniversity for Development Studies, Ghana30 PMCoffee break45 PMAll Group Session:Advancing STEM Research andCollaborations in Africa00 PMWalking tour of North Campus for outof town participantsponsors:fice of the President,fice of the Vice President for ResearchEvarist NgabiranoThe Making of a Distinctive Identity:Ndebele Radio, Language Standardization,and the “Usable Past,” 1983-1994The Invention of Tradition in Uganda:A Comparative Study of Konjo and Kiga Politics inthe Conservation of Rwenzori and Kibale ForestNational Parks, 1930-2010University of Witwatersrand, South AfricaJanet Nakiguddeis conference is free and open to the public.r more information and full list of sponsorsto http//www.lsa.umich.edu/ascUniversity of the Western Cape, South AfricaSekibakiba Peter LekgoathiMountains of the Moon University, UgandaAfrican Social ResearchInitiative Bi-Annual ConferenceO c tober 11-12 , 2013Rackham Assembly HallU n i v e r s i t y o f M ich ig a n , A n n A r b o r , M ITransnationalVulnerabilitiesin Governance, Employment,Health, and Education:Exploring Integrated Solutionsfor the US and AfricaMakerere University, UgandaAfrican Studies Center STEM-Africa InitiativeLaunch ConferenceCultural Adaptation of Trauma andGrief Measures for Ugandan Youth:Using “Best Practice” Test ConstructionNSF-Funded Central African Forests Initiative (CAFI)Annual Research MeetingPublic EventsUM-Mpala Initiative Planning WorkshopEvents Thursday May 6th on Central CampusEvents Friday May 7th and Saturday May 8th on North CampusThe UMAPS Program is organized by the African Studies Centerand funded through the generous support of the Office of thePresident, the Department of Afroamerican and African Studiesand the Office of the Senior Vice Provost for Academic Affairs.African Studies CenterUniversity of Michigan1080 S. University Ave., Suite 3603Ann Arbor, Ml 48109-1106Tel:(001) 734.615.3027For more information, please visit our website:ii.umich.edu/asc or email asc-contact@umich.eduCO - SPONSORS:Center for Political Studies,Department of Afroamerican andAfrican Studies (DA AS)Member of the International InstituteIn the effort of increasing knowledge of Africa, ASC has sponsored over 100 events oncampus and more than 30 events in Africa in collaboration with partner institutions.These academic lectures, seminars, and conferences produce public occasions ofknowledge sharing and knowledge production. In addition to co-sponsoring Africarelated events offered by other units on campus, ASC organizes several signature events.Special Events: ASC organizes special public events to address current issues in Africa,providing a public voice on African affairs for the university community and beyond. Topicshave included the state of science education in Africa, the rights of indigenous peoples inAfrica, and the current and future impacts of the 2014 Ebola epidemic.UMAPS Research Symposia: Visiting faculty with the UMAPS program present ongoingresearch performed during their two- to six-month tenures at U-M. Topics range from“Mathematical models for seismic data analysis in Liberia” to “Eco-culture in Uganda:Literary representations and implications.”Presidential Initiative Conferences: The AHI, ASRI, and STEM-Africa presidentialinitiatives host biennial conferences that feature 20-25 speakers and alternate locationsbetween U-M and partner institutions on the continent.12ASC In Review 2008-15
ASC in theNews & Social MediaASC initiatives and events are frequentlycovered in the local campus and national news,faculty research has been profiled in majorjournals and news outlets, and ASC social mediaannouncements reach a broad audience.1,259Total Page Likes972People Engaged972Total Reach50UofMHealth.orgNews: June 17,2014, Doctorsfrom U-M andGhana create newpartnerships forimproving healthin low resourcecountries.AverageReach per PostSince 2011ASC BlogGlobal Michigan:June 19, 2014,Building a betterstove withthe Maasai inTanzania.500 Total Visitors1,148Total ViewsAverage per Month21 31VisitorsGlobal Michigan:April 2, 2014,World Bank VP onscience in Africa:Leaping from‘Yes, we can’ to‘Yes, we do’To read more stories, visit ASC’s news s10.4%Engagement RateASC In Review 2008-1513
ExternalFunding14ASC In Review 2008-15ASC has been engaged in fundraising forinterdisciplinary research and capacity-building,leveraging nearly 5 million in external funding forcenter-driven initiatives. Even more funds havebeen secured as follow-up grants to researchinitially seeded by ASC research grants to faculty,graduate students, and UMAPS scholar-mentorteams.
These funds help to extend our institutional linkages to Africa; facilitateexchanges of students and faculty; foster innovative, interdisciplinaryresearch; and strengthen capacity in African academic institutions.Institute of International Educationand the partnership for HigherEducation in Africa grant for AfricanScholars Summer Research TrainingEnable our inaugural cohort of UMAPSscholars to take summer training coursesat ISR and SPH.Mellon Foundation Sawyer Seminarseries on Ethnicity in Africa – apartnership between DAAS and ASCEntailed three international workshopsexploring a range of perspectiveson ethnicity in Africa, both broad —ethnicity defined historically, politically,genetically, and socially—and localizedcase study on Yoruba ethnicity.Center for Research Libraries grantsto catalogue and digitize the KabaroleDistrict Archives, UgandaLed by Derek Peterson, professorof history, these summer projectsinvolved graduate students fromhistory, anthropology, and informationin partnership with faculty and studentsfrom Mountains of the Moon University.United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA)support for Analysis of Census and SurveyData for Social Science ResearchAllowed the ASRI group to launch a two-weekintensive and residential statistical trainingcourse for researchers and policymakers inWest Africa to complement the longstanding15-year original program in South Africa. Theprogram, now in its fourth year, generated newpartnerships with University of Cape Coast andUniversity of Ghana, and involves longstandingSouth African partner University of Cape Town.Google Corporation grant to cataloguethe Uganda National ArchivesInvolved students from School ofInformation, History, and Anthropology incollaboration with faculty and studentsfrom Makerere University, Uganda.USAID Excellence in Higher Educationfor Liberian Development (EHELD)Grant to rebuild the College of Engineeringat University of Liberia and College ofAgriculture at Cuttington University, inpartnership with Rutgers University, NorthCarolina State University, RTI International,and Kwame Nkrumah University for Scienceand Technology. The grant has entailed annualsummer residential programs for engineeringand agricultural students to develop theirscience, math, English, and computer skills.U.S. State Department AppropriateTechnology for Resource Limited Settings:A Study Abroad Partnership betweenU-M and Kwame Nkrumah Universityfor Science and Technology (KNUST)The three-year summer program, hostedby KNUST, trains equal numbers of U-M andKNUST undergraduate engineering studentsand requires them to conduct originalresearch that engages with community.Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant forJoining Theory and Empiricism in theRemaking of the African Humanities:A Transcontinental Collaborationbetween U-M and the University ofWitwatersrand, South Africa (WITS)This five-year partne
Africa, with University of Cape Town, where U-M faculty had longstanding collaborations. Those ties were honored by Michigan’s thirteenth President Mary Sue . University of Western Cape University of Witwatersrand Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology AHI African Heritage Initiative University of Liberia
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