Author: Danielle Cyr

On Tuesday, November 14, IAfS warmly welcomed former Congressman Ron Dellums to come speak to our students, faculty, and guests about how to stay engaged in positive, social activism. The discussion and Q&A was moderated by the Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs & Special Initiatives, Jennifer Brinkerhoff. Continue reading “Event Review: A Conversation with Former Congressman Dellums”

IAfS is pleased to announce the arrival of Visiting Scholar, Dr. Miriam Anderson. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Politics and Public Administration at Ryerson University in Toronto. Continue reading “IAfS Welcomes Visiting Scholar, Dr. Miriam Anderson”

On October 28-29, the Darfur Women’s Action Group, in co-sponsorship with IAfS, hosted its Annual Symposium on Women & Genocide in the 21st Century: The Case of Darfur at the Elliott School. On Saturday, October 28, IAfS Acting Director Ambassador Mulamula gave opening remarks on behalf of the Institute and welcomed a full house of guests and eager participants. Continue reading “Event Review: Annual Symposium on Women & Genocide: The Case of Darfur”

On Thursday, October 25, IAfS Acting Director Ambassador Mulamula served as a keynote speaker for a lecture on Gender and Leadership in Africa at Howard University.

Throughout the lecture, Ambassador Mulamula emphasized that Africa has made great strides in terms of promoting gender equality through the implementation of various African Union and United Nations’ declarations and country policies of quota systems. This is further evidenced by the fact that Africa has had several women as presidents, and is the leading continent in terms of the number of women in parliaments. Continue reading “Event Review: Gender and Leadership in Africa”