WE See Africa - Harvard Classrooms by Nariman Moustafa https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica Our goal is to: organize a campaign that reaches a committment from the deans of HKS and HGSE to an Africa-centered Engagement framework within classrooms, whenever the continent is represented. Help us think about what elements should be a part of our campaign. Whoever will be a part of our campaign, we will work on the framework together and on the steps of gathering allies and getting the schools' committment. The framework to be adopted will include items related to representation: language, context, authors, narratives, as well as professors hired from the continent and research possibilities. We want a Harvard classroom that are inclusive for African students and where African students feel they belong. We want more diversity, nuance, complexity, sensitivity, and authenticity in dealing with the African narrative in the Harvard Classroom. en-us 2021-03-25 18:01:31 UTC 2025-12-30 07:33:12 UTC hello@padlet.com more cases https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355135432 2021-03-25 21:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355135432 Contemporary African literature, cinema and art in curriculum https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355216842 2021-03-25 22:42:00 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355216842 African signature event https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355216875 We could get together to organize one event per year that would be the signature event related to the African continent

]]> 2021-03-25 22:42:01 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355216875 Professors who have lived in Africa and are knowledgeable on the African continent https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355217554 2021-03-25 22:42:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355217554 African Cultural events https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355217644

]]> 2021-03-25 22:42:30 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355217644 Increase hiring of Black African faculty https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355217809 2021-03-25 22:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355217809 Mainstream Africa as a reference point for learning on all topics - not a rare/exotic departure https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355218214 2021-03-25 22:42:52 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355218214 curriculum quota - 20% course curriculum covering African research/cases/studies etc https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355218533 2021-03-25 22:43:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355218533 Include business cases in HBS highlighting African originated businesses, CSR and their role in the global market https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355218902 2021-03-25 22:43:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355218902 can we have more african professors/lecturers though? https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355219284 2021-03-25 22:43:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355219284 Have Harvard tie up with African universities https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355219954 2021-03-25 22:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355219954 Show Africa in its diversity - not as a monolith or just the larger countries like SA or Nigeria or with recent horrific histories like Rwanda. https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355219974

]]> 2021-03-25 22:43:51 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355219974 Create more visibility and support for African students in the classroom https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355220415 2021-03-25 22:44:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355220415 Collaborate with African fellows to design case studies for teaching jemimahjatau https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355220746 2021-03-25 22:44:18 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355220746 move away from a language of help/service/saviorism/distress to a language of partnership/collaboration/creation https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355221263 2021-03-25 22:44:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355221263 There used to be an annual conference on African Development, does this still exist? Need a big vibrant network connecting all "Friends of Africa" across campus https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355221515

]]> 2021-03-25 22:44:42 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355221515 Organize African applicant recruiting campaigns https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355222489 We launched one this year for the MPA/ID program, we could reuse a lot of the material and expand our reach]]> 2021-03-25 22:44:54 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355222489 can we have more african food, culture, (and likewise for other regions)? music, poetry, all the good stuff https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355223165 2021-03-25 22:45:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355223165 Authors, actors, activists, doctors, social innovstors, engineers - feature them, spotlight series https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355223317 2021-03-25 22:45:24 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355223317 Greater visibility and more synthesized partnership across the different Africa-related centers and groups across the university to collaborate on events, programming, etc. https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355223620 2021-03-25 22:45:34 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355223620 a review of existing African cases https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355223932 2021-03-25 22:45:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355223932 I think it's critical to be intersectional and think about Blackness or Anti-blackness as it relates to implementing all of these policies https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355224518 2021-03-25 22:46:06 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355224518 opportunities to https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355224693 2021-03-25 22:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355224693 Can we create a whatsapp or a way for likeminded students interested in Africa to connect and share resources? https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355224722 2021-03-25 22:46:13 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355224722 https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355225168 We need the complexity/diversity of Africa to be evident, not just seeing Africa as one block ]]> 2021-03-25 22:46:31 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355225168 informal gatherings of interested people https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355225371 2021-03-25 22:46:38 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355225371 collaboration with African universities towards pedagogy design and teaching jemimahjatau https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355225456 2021-03-25 22:46:41 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355225456 https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355227069 Cross continent experience ]]> 2021-03-25 22:47:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355227069 More fellowships targeted at African students on needs basis jemimahjatau https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355227134 2021-03-25 22:47:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355227134 Onboarding toolkit for students not familiar with the US system https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355227215 2021-03-25 22:47:45 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1355227215 Its important for Africa not to be presented as country, its a continent with 54 countries in it. The mistake they make in classrooms they refer to it as country. Africa is not homogeneous. Its similar to Americas- there is north america, south america but always refer it to United states of america in North America; Brazil in South America https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390086611 2021-04-07 05:23:58 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390086611 I think it can be engaged through case studies whereby an African person that lived in one of the countries can represent that case study and engaged with. Africa is not homogeneous there are many cultures, languages, dialect etc... https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390091587 2021-04-07 05:26:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390091587 History is very important and also cultural expereinces are important. even african people dont know all of the lanhguages and cultures within the entire continent. the way it should be referred to, should be eg. Nigeria in West Africa https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390094394 It should be contectualised

]]> 2021-04-07 05:28:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390094394 Field trip https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390097901 One can have virtual field trip of one of the countries. A day can be dedicated to a particular country and state that we should wear a traditional item to class to represent that country and the student should state why they waer the particular item, what it represent and why. In that way it facilitate learning through research]]> 2021-04-07 05:29:55 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390097901 support https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390101321 need more representation of professors or lectures from the continent or they can be visiting lectures
also we can dedicate a month to Africa or a week and then various students bring cultural items, either be clothing, etcc]]> 2021-04-07 05:31:44 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390101321 netwoks https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390104812 can create networks among african students
create exchange programs (harvard can facilitate the exchange programs with their alumni companies by taking some harvard students to one of African countries for exchange program and some African students from continent to Harvard. In that way it is two way process of learning]]> 2021-04-07 05:33:21 UTC https://padlet.com/nari_moustafa/WeSeeAfrica/wish/1390104812