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Sharing Africans' experiences in higher education across continents First Twitter Chat on Thurs, July 9, 2020 #AfroGradChat Admin: @wunpini_fm

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This Africa Day, we reflect on the conversations shaping the continent’s future. In The African Border Paradox – A Necessary Curse or a Missed Benediction?, @JamaMusse examines the legacy of the Scramble for Africa and the enduring impact of colonial borders on African...1/2
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The good news I love to see in the midst of academia's apocalypse
Ellie Wolfe@elliew0lfeMay 22
Morgan State University, Maryland’s largest historically Black college, is expanding its off-campus housing options after another year of record-breaking enrollment. The public research university has seen five straight years of enrollment growth: thebanner.com/education/high…

Morgan State University adds housing for 300 students after record enrollment

Morgan State University signed an off-campus housing agreement and expanded another after five consecutive years of enrollment growth.

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Good morning! If you will be in Cape Town next week for ICA, please join us for an important conversation on decolonization in our field. I will be sharing insights from my book. And I will be in conversation with these amazing scholars. rutgersuniversitypress.org/m…
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Leah Kaplan's Tourism as Mastery: academia.edu/165952521/Touri…
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The Moth Short Story Prize is now OPEN! And we're over the moon to be joined by Wendy Erskine as this year's judge... 1st prize €3,000 2nd prize €1,000 3rd prize a week at The Moth Retreat Closing 15 June. 🌟 Details over at bit.ly/mothshortstory26.
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This book is everything! 🔥 📚 👌🏿
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GLOBAL FELLOWSHIP 2026: Fully Funded Moral Ambition Fellowship for Professionals Ready to Change the World Are you a mid-career professional feeling stuck in a role that lacks purpose? The Moral Ambition Fellowships 2026–2027 are now opening new cohorts for ambitious individuals ready to transition into high-impact careers tackling global challenges like tax justice, public health, and sustainable food systems. ✨️ Key Benefits 💰 Monthly stipend (up to ~$5,000 depending on location) 🌐 Hands-on experience in global policy & advocacy 📚 Career transition support & coaching 🤝 Access to top international networks 🌍 Work on real-world global challenges Apply moralambition.org/about-us
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We are pleased to announce that Zamani: A Journal of African Historical Studies has been accepted for indexing in the Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ). Read our April newsletter for more: mailchi.mp/141b9bcec6da/afri…
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Today is World Book Day! Please ask your institutional library to order my book 🫣 rutgersuniversitypress.org/m…

Media, Culture, and Decolonization

Through Dagbaŋ epistemologies and knowledge systems, this book examines media by highlighting how African languages, cultures and traditions can shift how we think of knowledge. By focusing on Ghana,...

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Wunpini F. Mohammed, Ph.D@wunpini_fmApr 18
Isn't she pretty? 😍📚
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Revisiting a landmark text, @AnitaSackyi reflects on Women in Academia: Gender and Academic Freedom in Africa, unpacking its core themes and continued resonance in today’s debates on African women in academia. Read more: africanbookscollective.com/f…

From Access to Transformation: Revisiting Ebrima Sall’s Women in Academia: Gender and Academic...

Women are more visible in African higher education than before, and gender has become an established part of institutional discourse.

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@CJAS_RCEA a le plaisir d’annoncer que l’appel à candidatures pour les postes de co-rédacteur·rice·s est désormais ouvert, avec une date limite fixée au 15 mai 2026.
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🌹🌹Come & work with me within a thriving academic community transforming political theory from & for the global south. See the advert below (deadline 30 April). @Wits_News @Cambridge_Uni @WitsPolitics @Dept_of_POLIS @NRF_News @dstigovza linkedin.com/posts/lawrence-…

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship | Lawrence Hamilton

🌹🌹Come & work with me within a thriving community of political theorists pushing the boundaries of global political theory from & for the global south. See the advert below for a postdoctoral...

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Feminist financial influencers – a new “marriage” of feminism and capitalism Feminist financial influencers promise women empowerment through financial self-help. This may sound liberating but there are hidden costs to their advice. blogs.lse.ac.uk/businessrevi…

Feminist financial influencers – a new “marriage” of feminism and capitalism - LSE Business Review

Feminist financial influencers promise women empowerment through financial self-help. This may sound liberating but there are hidden costs to their advice.

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@CJAS_RCEA is pleased to announce that the call for applications for co-editor positions is now open, with a deadline of 15 May 2026.
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Thanks to Telluride House @ Cornell for inviting me for this book event on Monday. 📚 💙 💛 @RejoiceAbutsa is a 10/10 moderator and host. Such an honour to have been in conversation with this brilliant mind. 🫶🏿 Another Ghana - Naija collaboration 🇬🇭🇳🇬 I got a book cake! 🎂🥹
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“We cannot write in foreign languages unspoken and unknown by peasants and workers in our communities and pretend that we are writing for…those peasants and workers.” blackagendareport.com/memoir…

MEMOIR: The Making of a Rebel, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, 1980 | Black Agenda Report

“We cannot write in foreign languages unspoken and unknown by peasants and workers in our communities and pretend that we are writing for…those peasants and workers.”

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Reclaiming Language: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o Shortly before his death, The Nation spoke with the Kenyan writer about his most recent essay collection, Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas. thenation.com/article/cultur…

Reclaiming Language: A Conversation With Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o

Shortly before his death, The Nation spoke with the Kenyan writer about his most recent essay collection Decolonizing Language and Other Revolutionary Ideas.

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Renowned Kenyan author and academic Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o dies aged 87, family says; he had health issues including kidney problems and limited mobility.
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Now experts are warning that this trend might lead to the extinction of indigenous languages. Renowned African writer Ngugi wa Thiong'o says abandoning one’s indigenous language is tantamount to enslavement. presstv.ir/Detail/2021/06/21…

English, French imperil African languages

Despite an estimated 2,000 languages being spoken across Africa, for many to succeed in the continent, they have no option but to learn English or French the languages of the countries which coloni...

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“It has been all in the interest of an oppressing social force to control the consciousness of the dominated by all the cultural, educational, communicational, literary and aesthetic means at their disposal.” -Ngugi wa Thiong’o, Writers in Politics, 2009
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