THE NEWSLETTER
THE NEWSLETTER is the Faculty/Staff newsletter of Stetson University, DeLand, Florida 32720, and is published each Friday. All items
for THE NEWSLETTER should be sent to Maggie Dobson, Office of the Provost, Box 8358, not later than 4 p.m. on Wednesday of each week.
Tuesday, March 28
Wednesday, March 29
FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1995
IMPORTANT EVENTS
4:00 p.m.
10:00 a.m.
UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEETING
ENCOUNTER SERIES
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
UNIVERSITY FACULTY MEETING-Tuesday, March 28, 4:00 p.m., Rinker Auditorium, Davis Hall. A special
meeting to discuss the Mark Hollis Renaissance Program, which will provide significant resources to strengthen
the curriculum. All faculty are invited to participate in a discussion with Dr. and Mrs. Hollis.
From: Gene Lubot, Provost
AFRICA TOWARDS THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
An International Symposium on Sub-Saharan Africa
Monday through Wednesday, March 27-29, 1995
Please take advantage of the following opportunities to engage with experts on the changing state of sub-Saharan
African politics and culture in the post-Cold War era.
Monday, March 27, 3:00 p.m. - Njeri Marekia of Kenyatta University, Kenya, Laurean Ndumbaro of Tanzania, and
Usuf Nsibambi of Uganda conduct a panel presentation and open discussion:
"Human Rights in Africa: Past, Present and Future Perspectives"
Marekia, Ndumbaro and Nsibambi are scholars in residence (African Studies, the Law School, and
Political Science) at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Stetson Room, CUB.
Monday, March 27, 7:30 p.m. - Professor Goran Hyden presents:
"African Development: Can the dream be realized in the post-Cold War era?"
Hyden is Acting Director of African Studies at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Stetson Room, CUB
Tuesday, March 28, 3:00 p.m. - Presentation and discussion with visiting consultants on Africana Studies,
Professor Rosalind I. J. Hackett and Professor N'Dri Assie-Lumumba. Dr. Hackett, scholar of African art and
religions and professor of Religious Studies at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, presents:
"The Role of Africana Studies in the Liberal Arts Curriculum."
Discussion session, Stetson Room, CUB.
Tuesday, March 28, 8:00 p.m. -- Professor N'Dri Assie Lumumba presents:
"Women, Education and the Liberation Struggle in Africa: Challenges and Prospects for the Twenty-First
Century."
Assie-Lumumba is Professor of Africana Studies and Women's Studies at Cornell University. This special
Women's History Month Lecture is co-sponsored by the Artists and Lecturers Committee. Stetson
Room, CUB.
Wednesday, March 29, 7:30 p.m. - Robert Maxwell Press, East Africa correspondent for the Christian Science
Monitor and based in Kenya since 1987, offers a lecture and slide presentation:
Rwanda and Somalia: What Next?"
Rinker Auditorium, Davis Hall.
In addition, Rosalind Hackett, professor of African religions at the University of Tennessee--Knoxville wil
campus Monday and Tuesday, March 27-28 as a consultant on Africana Studies.
From: Stephanie Athey and Ranjini Thaver
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