Skip to main content
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
Sections
  • All News
  • Arts & Culture
  • Business & Economy
  • Campus & Community
  • Health & Society
  • Media, Law & Policy
  • STEM
  • Veterans
  • |
  • Alumni
  • The Peel
  • Athletics
  • Home
  • About
  • Faculty Experts
  • For The Media
  • Videos
  • Topics
    • Alumni
    • Events
    • Faculty
    • Library
    • Research
    • Students
    • All Topics
  • Contact
  • Submit

Symposium will focus on Obama Administration’s Africa policy

Wednesday, January 14, 2009, By News Staff
Share

Judy Holmes
(315) 443-2201

Two days after President-elect Barack Obama takes the oath of office, Syracuse University will present “Obama and Africa: Which Way?” a multidisciplinary symposium sponsored by the Africa Initiative in the Department of African American Studies in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of African Studies at the University of Illinois, Champaign- Urbana.

ObamaThe symposium-taking place Jan. 22 and 23-will begin with a keynote address by Patricia Rodney, professor and director of the Master of Public Health Program in the Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta. Rodney will present “Towards a New Health Policy for Africa: Beyond the Limits of PEPFAR” Thursday, Jan. 22, at 5 p.m. in Maxwell Auditorium. The lecture-which is free and open to the public-is co-sponsored by SU’s College of Human Ecology. Rodney’s lecture will critically review how the Bush Administration’s health policies have affected Africa.

The symposium-which is free and open to the SU community-will continue at 9 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 23, in the Global Collaboratory, Room 060 of Eggers Hall. Symposium registration is available at the door. Further information can be found on the Web at http://africainitiative.syr.edu/.

The symposium will include a discussion and analysis of past U.S. policy towards Africa and the challenges facing the Obama Administration. Presenters include SU faculty members and invited guests, including Patricia Daley, geography professor at Oxford University; Peter Limb, professor of history at Michigan State University; Merle Bowen, director of African studies at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana; William G. Martin, professor of sociology at Binghamton University; and Tolu Odumosu, visiting fellow in the Program on Science, Technology and Society at Harvard University’s John F. Kennedy School of Government.

Questions that will be addressed include: What does this election mean for oppressed and exploited people in the world? What does an Obama presidency mean for peace and reconstruction? How will Obama’s stimulus package affect the global economic climate? Symposium participants will critically examine the new administration’s transition plans in the following areas: foreign policy, international economic policy, health and human services, national security, and energy.

The Africa Initiative is a program of the Department of African American Studies in SU’s College of Arts and Sciences that focuses on Africa as an important site of knowledge by highlighting teaching, research and publications by SU scholars representing a variety of disciplines, including the arts, humanities, social and natural sciences, mathematics and engineering.

  • Author

News Staff

  • Recent
  • Syracuse University/SUNY-ESF Team Wins ‘JUMP into STEM’ Competition
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Julie Sharkey
  • US Army Awards Meritorious Civilian Service Medal to Professor Mark Glauser
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Alex Dunbar
  • ‘Is Election Disinformation Free Speech or Defamation? Courts Will Decide’
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Lily Datz
  • University to Guarantee Admission to Eligible Area High School Graduates After Completing Initial Enlistment in US Military
    Tuesday, March 2, 2021, By Brandon Dyer
  • Q&A With Keith Henderson, the University’s New Chief Compliance Officer
    Monday, March 1, 2021, By News Staff

More In Uncategorized

Jennifer Grygiel writes “Facebook’s news blockade in Australia shows how tech giants are swallowing the web.”

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, authored an op-ed for The Conversation titled “Facebook’s news blockade in Australia shows how tech giants are swallowing the web.” Grygiel, an expert on social media, comments on Facebook’s response…

“Australia Passes Law Making Google and Facebook Pay for News.”

Jennifer Grygiel, assistant professor of communications in the Newhouse School, was quoted by Variety for the story “Australia Passes Law Making Google and Facebook Pay for News.” Australia recently passed a law requiring major tech firms to pay publishers for…

“Alarm Over Chip Shortage Prompts White House Action.”

Patrick Penfield, professor of supply chain practice and director of executive education in the Whitman School, was interviewed by the International Business Times for the article “Alarm Over Chip Shortage Prompts White House Action.” Recently there was a shortage in…

Nina Kohn writes “Netflix’s ‘I Care a Lot’ should worry you.”

Nina Kohn, the David M. Levy Professor of Law and faculty director of online education in the College of Law, co-authored an op-ed for The Hill titled “Netflix’s ‘I Care a Lot’ should worry you.” Kohn, an expert on elder…

“Britney Spears Doc Sparks Re-Examination of Celebrity: ‘The World Has Finally Woken Up'”

Robert Thompson, Trustee Professor of television, radio and film and director of the Bleier Center for Television and Popular Culture in the Newhouse School, was interviewed by The Wrap for the story “Britney Spears Doc Sparks Re-Examination of Celebrity: ‘The…

Subscribe to SU Today

If you need help with your subscription, contact sunews@syr.edu.

Connect With Us

  • Twitter
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
Social Media Directory

For the Media

Find an Expert Follow @SyracuseUNews
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Youtube
  • LinkedIn
  • @SyracuseU
  • @SyracuseUNews
  • @SUCampus
  • Social Media Directory
  • Accessibility
  • Privacy
  • Campus Status
  • Syracuse.edu
© 2021 Syracuse University News. All Rights Reserved.