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PANELIST

The purpose of the Symposium is to enable scholars, researchers, Higher Education Executives, and policy experts from the African continent and the Global African Diaspora (GAD) to critically reflect on the challenges and opportunities that the COVID-19 pandemic has created for higher learning and research in Africa, the Caribbean, and the African American community.

workshop panel

Join us for a conversation on how to prepare to travel abroad and study in West Africa in 2021. Fred Benneh, school founder and community developer, will join us from Ghana to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on his community and their international volunteers.

Keynote Speaker

*Scroll Down to Workshop Day 2 and fast forward to the second half of the workshop at hour 1, minute 11 Patrick Benneh, Headmaster of Semanhyia American School, and I join other educators from around the world to discuss the effects of COVID-19 on rural Ghana and our efforts to create COVID safety policy and reopen the school safely in January 2021

Radio Appearance

Cultural Immersion in the African Diaspora: How My Early Life Shaped My Global Outlook Listen to my Radio Interview with DJ Rome of TheSoulChildrenLA as I journey through my childhood to discuss how my upbringing influenced my current interest in education and community development in the African Diaspora.

A Day of Qualitative Research

Wonder what my day is like in Ghana? Click to see a day in my life as a volunteer teacher trainer and researcher at Semanhyia American School in Senase, Ghana. You’ll meet the Founder and Proprietor, Fred Benneh, the Headmaster, Patrick Benneh, affectionately known as “Headie”, and the wonderful students, faculty, and staff at the school.