The Institute for African Studies
at the Elliott School of International Affairs
The Institute for African Studies (IAFS) bids a fond farewell to Ambassador Reuben E. Brigety, Dean of the Elliott School of International Affairs, and champion for Africa and its people.
Ambassador Brigety has been named vice-chancellor and president of the University of the South, Sewanee, a position he will take up this summer.
The Institute for African Studies is pleased to announce that the Office of the Vice President for Research and Faculty Awards has recognized IAfS faculty affiliate Professor Eric Kramon as an Early Career Scholar during GW’s Annual Faculty Awards. These awards recognize a diverse group of talented GW faculty who have shown extraordinary dedication to teaching, scholarship, and service to the university.
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On March 9, 2020, The Institute for African Studies held a panel discussion to celebrate the public launch of a web resource for students, teachers, and scholars that provides background information and a broad range of primary documents for teaching about the international response to the Nigeria-Biafra war of 1967-70.
As the international affairs school dean prepares to leave his post, the Institute for African Studies marks four years working on one of his goals – increasing the visibility of the second-largest continent in the school’s research and academics. Continue reading “African studies institute raises visibility of field through research, events over four years”
On February 14, 2020, the Institute for African Studies with the Center for Strategic International Studies (CSIS) Africa Program held an exciting and insightful, Into Africa Live session at GWU.
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