Program Description: African universities are currently grappling with finding transformative pathways that make them relevant, useful and productive. In this effort, incorporating and integrating indigenous knowledge systems has not been sufficiently explored.  African knowledge systems have not been systematically studied. Neither is their value and relevance to current African society examined. This talk presents the nature […]

"India Today" will be an introductory talk on contemporary Indian society, politics, the work of NGOs (non-governmental organizations), and the various themes of gender, climate/environment, religion, media, and education. Hear from a renowned expert in India for this virtual and in-person event. Presenters: Siddhartha is the founder of Pipal Tree, an organisation concerned with media, inter-culturality, and […]

Hear perspectives and engage with climate change scholar-practitioner from India. Discuss the current issues and how they are addressing this in all scales from local community to international policy. WebEx Link: https://ramapo.webex.com/ramapo/j.php?MTID=mbb8a54562cac92f445cfa744dd848904 (Pre-registration required) Speaker Bio: Dr. Priyadarshini Karve completed Ph.D. in Physics from University of Pune, in 1998. Her first research project resulted in the […]