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05 December 2021
The University of South Africa (Unisa) will be hosting a virtual/Hybrid 2021 Founders Lecture on Tuesday 7th December 2021 at 19:00 under the theme: Explorations in “Reclaiming Africa’s futures”: The Sources of African Humanities.
The Founders Lecture was introduced at Unisa in 2003 and aims to encourage the University and its stakeholders to focus on critical issues in higher education at both global and national levels. Over the years a variety of topics, presented by eminent and renowned scholars from across the Continent and the globe, have established the Founders Lecture as a premium forum for intellectual engagement of the highest order.
Seasoned scholar and well-travelled academic, Prof Mamadou Diouf from Columbia University will deliver this year ‘s keynote address. Apart from obtaining his PhD in History from the University of Paris-Sorbonne 41 years ago, Prof Diouf is the Leitner Family Professor of African Studies and History, Middle East and South Asian and African Studies (MESAAS) in the History Department at the Columbia University, in New York, USA. Prior to teaching at Columbia University, he taught at the University of Michigan as well as at Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal.
The Principal and Vice Chancellor of the University of South Africa, Prof Puleng LenkaBula, invites Members of the Media to attend and cover the lecture as follows:
Date: 07th December 2021
Time: 17H30 for 18H00
Venue: Hybrid/Virtual
RSVP by 06 December 2021
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For enquiries and interview requests, please contact: Mr Edgar Rathelele or Mr Tommy Huma (Unisa Senior Media Officers) on 0637315456 / ratheme@unisa.ac.za 072 218 6197 / humatm@unisa.ac.za
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