In his 2006 State of the University Address, President David Skorton announced an initiative that would coordinate Cornell’s support of sub-Saharan African Development. Yet, given that there has been just one follow-up meeting held one year after its inception, some proponents of the initiative claim that the initiative has lagged in its progress.
Last night, the Coalition of Pan-African Scholars (COAS) at Cornell, the Wananchi East African Association and the Nigerian Students Association co-hosted the event, “The Africa Initiative: A Dinner & Discussion” to address the lag in the project and to suggest possible approaches that the University can take to move forward with the initiative while boosting current support for developmental efforts, academic enrichment and research.