MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology



Morning Panels

Moderator: Professor Willard R. Johnson, MIT

* Panel 1: Advances and Challenges in Higher Education in Africa

Chair: Dr. Timothy Longman, Boston University

Dr. Jemadari Kamara, UMass Boston

Dr. Fallou Ngom, Boston University

* Panel 2: Knowledge Production and Dissemination in Higher Education in Africa

Chair: Dr. Fallou Ngom, Boston University

Dr. Magueye Seck, Curry College

Dr. Linda Davis, Wheelock College

Keynote:

Dr. Cheikh Tidiane Gadio,

Former Foreign Affairs Minister of Senegal

Afternoon Panels

Moderator: Ms. Kelley Chunn, Marketing & Media Consultant

* Panel 3: Collaborations in Institutions of Higher Education in Africa

Chair: Dr. Willard R. Johnson, MIT

Mr. Aboubacar Sedikhe Sy, President/Founder SupdeCo. School of Management (Senegal)

Dr. Jemadari Kamara, UMass Boston

Dr. Joyce Hope Scott, Wheelock College

* Panel 4: Innovations in Institutions of Higher Education in Africa

Chair: Dr. Fallou Ngom, Boston University

Dr. Linda Davis, Wheelock College

Mr. Alex Zito, Doctoral Candidate Boston University

Zachary Gersten, Student Boston University

Boston University College of Communication -- 640 Commonwealth Avenue 9am-4pm

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The SOMPATT 2010 Academic Forum PANELS

Theme: Challenges & Advances in Higher Education in Africa

Venue & Time

Co-sponsored by

the Boston University African Studies Center, &

the Boston Pan-African Forum

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