The Department of Africana Studies in the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences will hold the symposium “All Politics is Local: Perspectives on Community Engagement and Citizen Empowerment in Africa and the African Diaspora” on Monday, Oct. 22, in the Student Union, Room 340I.
This event is being held in honor of the 80th birthday of Oladimeji Aborisade who served as a visiting professor in the departments of Africana Studies and Political Science and Public Administration after retiring from Nigeria’s Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU). During his tenure at OAU, Aborisade served as chair of the Department of Public Administration, founding chair of the Department of Local Government Studies and dean of faculty administration. He is the author of “Public Administration in Nigeria,” “State and Local Government in Nigeria” and “The Discretionary Powers of Local Government.”
During the Oct. 22 symposium, University faculty and visiting speakers will deliver various presentations between 10:15 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. More information on the symposium is available on the Africana Studies Department website.