BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.1//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Eastern Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Eastern Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Eastern Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Moynihan Institute of Global AffairsMaxwell African Scholars Un ion presents \;Spotlight On Africa: 2020 Research GrantsPlease join Ma xwell African Scholars Union (MASU) for a panel presentation by MASU-funde d graduate students on their research projects in Africa.Panelists: \; Oluseyi Odunyemi Agbelusi\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Department of AnthropologyTi tle of Talk: British Anti-Slavery\, Trade\, and Nascent Colonialism on the Freetown Peninsula\, Sierra LeoneBio: \;Oluseyi is a doctoral candida te in anthropology with a concentration in archaeology. He is a Syracuse U niversity Graduate Fellow and a 2021-2022 Mellon/ACLS Dissertation Complet ion Fellow. Oluseyi is writing his dissertation entitled\, British Anti-Sl avery\, Trade\, and Nascent Colonialism on the Freetown Peninsula\, Sierra Leone\, which reveals the impacts of British anti-slavery policies and tr ade networks on household socio-economic organization at Regent\, a Libera ted African village on the Freetown Peninsula during the early colonial pe riod (1808-1896).Tom Bouril\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Department of HistoryTitle of Talk: Internationalized Bodies: The Internationalization of Kenyan Chi ldren in the 1950sBio: \;Tom Bouril is a sixth-year doctoral candidate in the History Department at Syracuse University. His research focuses on the contested nature of children during the colonial era in East Africa. His dissertation examines how Kenya became a "Living Laboratory" for quest ions about childhood and how childhood became a heavily contested sociocul tural arena.Susan S. Ekoh\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Graduate Program in Environm ental Science (GPES)\, SUNY ESFTitle of Talk: Climate Change and Coastal M egacities: Adapting through MobilityBio: \;Susan is a PhD Candidate st udying Environmental and Natural\nResources Policy (ENRP) at SUNY ESF. Sus an is passionate about environmental\nissues in developing countries\, esp ecially in Africa. Her dissertation explores\nclimate migration in an urba n coastal setting\, with a focus on Lagos\, Nigeria.\nThe goal of this res earch is to produce findings that contribute to the\ndevelopment of approp riate policies that aid individuals and communities as\nthey adapt to a ch anging climate. Susan is also currently a Climate Adaptation\nFellow at th e American Society for Adaptation Professionals\, where she supports\nproj ects geared towards preparing receiving communities in the Great Lakes\nre gion for climate in-migration.Click here to register \;For more inform ation or to request additional accommodation arrangements\, please contact Havva Karakas Keles\, hkarakas@syr.edu. DTEND:20211108T210000Z DTSTAMP:20260512T152040Z DTSTART:20211108T190000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Spotlight On Africa: 2020 Research Grants UID:RFCALITEM639141816400893463 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Moynihan Institute of Global Affairs

Maxwell African Scholars Union presents \;


Sp otlight On Africa: 2020 Research Grants
Please join Maxwell Af rican Scholars Union (MASU) for a panel presentation by MASU-funded gradua te students on their research projects in Africa.

Panelists : \;


Oluseyi Odunyemi Agbelusi\, Ph.D. Cand idate\, Department of Anthropology
Title of Talk: British Anti-Slavery\, Trade\, and Nascent Colonialism on the Freetow n Peninsula\, Sierra Leone
Bio: \;Oluseyi is a doc toral candidate in anthropology with a concentration in archaeology. He is a Syracuse University Graduate Fellow and a 2021-2022 Mellon/ACLS Dissert ation Completion Fellow. Oluseyi is writing his dissertation entitled\, Br itish Anti-Slavery\, Trade\, and Nascent Colonialism on the Freetown Penin sula\, Sierra Leone\, which reveals the impacts of British anti-slavery po licies and trade networks on household socio-economic organization at Rege nt\, a Liberated African village on the Freetown Peninsula during the earl y colonial period (1808-1896).


Tom Bouril\, Ph.D. Candid ate\, Department of History
Title of Talk: In ternationalized Bodies: The Internationalization of Kenyan Children in the 1950s
Bio: \;Tom Bouril is a sixth-year doctoral candidate in the History Department at Syracuse University. His research f ocuses on the contested nature of children during the colonial era in East Africa. His dissertation examines how Kenya became a "Living Laboratory" for questions about childhood and how childhood became a heavily contested sociocultural arena.


Susan S. Ekoh\, Ph.D. Candidate\, Graduate Program in Environmental Science (GPES)\, SUNY ESF
Title of Talk: Climate Change and Coastal Megacities: Adapt ing through Mobility
Bio: \;Susan is a PhD Candida te studying Environmental and Natural\nResources Policy (ENRP) at SUNY ESF . Susan is passionate about environmental\nissues in developing countries\ , especially in Africa. Her dissertation explores\nclimate migration in an urban coastal setting\, with a focus on Lagos\, Nigeria.\nThe goal of thi s research is to produce findings that contribute to the\ndevelopment of a ppropriate policies that aid individuals and communities as\nthey adapt to a changing climate. Susan is also currently a Climate Adaptation\nFellow at the American Society for Adaptation Professionals\, where she supports\ nprojects geared towards preparing receiving communities in the Great Lake s\nregion for climate in-migration.


Click here to register \;


For more information or to request additional accommodation arrangements\, please contact Havva Karakas Keles\, hkaraka s@syr.edu.

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