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A Public Forum with Dr. Michael Williams

All Things African::  Africana Studies

Standing with Dr. Williams are, left to right, Dr. Wornie Reed, Head, Africana Studies,
Dr. Theotis Robinson, Vice-President, and Dr. Amadou Sall

"Ghana and the African Diaspora"
A Public Forum with Dr. Michael Williams

Dr. Michael Williams is the Executive Director of the Aya Centre, a single-purpose, multi-srevice organization, located in Accra, designed to enhance the learning experience and cultural awareness of persons traveling to Ghana. For twelve years prior to his work with the Aya Centre, Dr. Williams served as the Resident Director in Ghana for the Council on International Educational Exchange.

During this period he was also an adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Ghana. Before moving to, and settling in Ghana, Dr. Williams taught at various universities in the United States for fifteen years, last serving as an Associate Professor of Sociology and the Director of Africana Studies at Simmons College in Boston, Massachusetts.

Date: Monday, October 8, 2007
Time: 1:30-2:30 p.m.
Place: 1210-11 McClung Tower

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