Event Details

End: October 22, 2018
More Info: https://www.caorc.org/faculty-development-2019-senegal

Diversity, Religion, and Migration in West Africa

Fully-Funded Faculty Development Seminar for Community College and MSI Faculty

SENEGAL | January 6–22, 2019

Based in Senegal’s capital city of Dakar but also visiting the historic towns of Toubacouta and SaintLouis, this seminar will grapple with the complexities of diversity, religion, and migration in contemporary West Africa.

As these issues attract greater attention across the globe, it is critical that American educators be able to interpret them for students eager to understand the rapid changes taking place in both the larger world and their own communities.

This two-week seminar geared towards faculty at U.S. community colleges and minority-serving institutions will feature lectures, panels, film screenings, and discussions on the history, culture, economy, and political life of Senegal, with a special emphasis on the country’s spiritual diversity and interreligious dialogue and tolerance. In addition, the seminar will explore the region’s growing transnational movements and their impact on society and especially young people.

The program is only open to faculty members and administrators at U.S. community colleges or minority-serving institutions. Awarded faculty to this competitive program will receive round-trip travel, accommodation and meals, and a small stipend. Applicants are required to have a valid passport (or have submitted a passport application) before applying to this program.