During the Celebrate Africa Event, the Global Experiences and Nationality Rooms Staff will discuss opportunities for study abroad and internships across the African continent for undergraduate and graduate students. They will also explain how Pitt students can fund their trips to Africa and make these incredible experiences affordable!

This seminar is part of the Celebrate Africa conference series and features Professors Mohammed Bamyeh of Sociology and Ronald Judy of English.

As part of the Celebrate Africa conference, Dr. Abimbola Fapohunda will discuss her research and work on cancer in Nigeria.

As part of the Celebrate Africa conference series, hear from Pitt alumni speak about their experiences in African Studies, studying abroad, and how they have used their education to pursue meaningful, rewarding careers. Panelists include:

Dr. Nosakhere Griffin-El, Creator, Dreamocracy Learning Lab in Pittsburgh
Dr. Fatimah Waziri-Azi, Director General in Nigeria, National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking
Dr. Mamothena Mothupi, Project Director, Maternal & Newborn Health, International Rescue Committee

As part of the Celebrate Africa conference, join Professors of Social Work Dr. Tonya Slawinksi, Dr. Toya Jones, and Dr. Yodit Betru as they discuss their experiences abroad in Kenya and Uganda with the Center for African Studies during the summer 2022. The Center and School of Social Work are working together to increase partnerships with Schools of Social Work in Africa and create more opportunities for social work students to study and work in Africa.

As part of the Celebrate Africa conference, join the Center for African Studies to hear from Professor of Law Ronald Brand and Pitt Law Alum John Paul Putney about the Vis Arbitration Moot. For over a decade, Professor Brand has worked with the U.S. Department of Commerce to develop law school curricula in international commercial law and arbitration, training students and faculty from schools throughout the Middle East and North Africa.

As part of the Celebrate Africa event, join the Center for African Studies to hear from Professor of Nursing Karin Warner as she discusses her experience working in the Niger Delta. Dr. Warner will speak to the importance of history to the current security issues in Niger.

As part of the Celebrate Africa event, join the Center for African Studies to hear from Dr. Juan Carlos Puyana, MD, Pitt Professor of Surgery, and Dr. Bopaya Bidanda, the Ernest Roth Professor of Industrial Engineering in the Swanson School, as they discuss their cutting-edge work in Kenya building better blood banking systems to save lives.

Celebrate Africa with the Center for African Studies on September 16th and 17th! Join us on Friday the 16th for a keynote speaker, drumming and dance performances, lectures and roundtables, and Saturday the 17th for an African market with crafts and food and performance by an African band.

The annual Model African Union was held virtually due to Covid. Students from participating high schools prepared their roles as delegates from assigned African countries and deliberated on the issues of the day, created working papers, and presented on their work.