Presented By: African Studies Center
ASC Fall 2026 Research Colloquium Series: Identity, Memory, and Institutional Systems in Africa
Edwina D. Ashie-Niko, University of Ghana; Calumet Links (Moody Scholar), Stellenbosch University; Nada Aboelfadl (Fulbright Scholar), Helwan University
This series features the Fall 2026 University of Michigan African Presidential Scholars (UMAPS) fellows and visiting Fulbright scholar, who will present their scholarly work. Each talk is designed to foster dialogue on important topics and share the scholars’ research with the broader U-M community.
Edwina D. Ashie-Niko, University of Ghana (Ghana)
“Archival Connections: The Place of Archives in Transnational African Diasporan Narratives, Solidarities, and Methodologies”
Calumet Links (Moody Scholar), Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
“The Long Shadow of Racial Classification: Identity, Forced Removals, and Violence in Post-Apartheid South Africa”
Nada Aboelfadl (Fulbright Scholar), Helwan University (Egypt)
“A Data-Driven Decision Framework for Optimizing Economic, Operational, and Environmental Performance in Large-Scale Service Systems”
Registration link: https://forms.gle/BkZ8wR9XVgCyVeJ18
Edwina D. Ashie-Niko, University of Ghana (Ghana)
“Archival Connections: The Place of Archives in Transnational African Diasporan Narratives, Solidarities, and Methodologies”
Calumet Links (Moody Scholar), Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
“The Long Shadow of Racial Classification: Identity, Forced Removals, and Violence in Post-Apartheid South Africa”
Nada Aboelfadl (Fulbright Scholar), Helwan University (Egypt)
“A Data-Driven Decision Framework for Optimizing Economic, Operational, and Environmental Performance in Large-Scale Service Systems”
Registration link: https://forms.gle/BkZ8wR9XVgCyVeJ18