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Neoliberalism And University Education In Sub-Saharan Africa, James Ochwa-Echel Sep 2013

Neoliberalism And University Education In Sub-Saharan Africa, James Ochwa-Echel

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

This article reviews the history of university development in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and discusses the impact of neoliberal policies. This will be followed by an examination of the problems facing universities in the region. The following questions will be explored: (a) Are the existing universities in SSA serving the development needs of the region? (b) Are these universities up to the task of moving SSA out of the predicaments it faces such as famine, HIV/AIDS, poverty, diseases, debt, and human rights abuses? Finally, the article argues that for universities to play a role in the development of the region, a …


A Time For Deeper Dialogue: Mentoring, Modeling, And Growing Your Own, Mildred M. Pearson Dr. Jan 2007

A Time For Deeper Dialogue: Mentoring, Modeling, And Growing Your Own, Mildred M. Pearson Dr.

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Too often, new faculty members tackle teaching roles at an unfamiliar campus feeling lost and completely on their own. That is not a problem at Eastern Illinois University (EIU), where a rapidly growing faculty development program reaches out to new employees to encourage and support them in all facets of their lives, professional and personal.


A Time For Deeper Dialogue: Mentoring, Modeling, And Growing Your Own, Mildred Pearson Jan 2007

A Time For Deeper Dialogue: Mentoring, Modeling, And Growing Your Own, Mildred Pearson

Faculty Research and Creative Activity

Too often, new faculty members tackle teaching roles at an unfamiliar campus feeling lost and completely on their own. That is not a problem at Eastern Illinois University (EIU), where a rapidly growing faculty development program reaches out to new employees to encourage and support them in all facets of their lives, professional and personal.