January
31, 2003
Five College African
Scholars Program Welcomes First Group of Scholars
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(Front row: left to right) Sanya Osha, James
Zaja, Adam Mwakalobo (Back row, left to right) Nate Therien,
director of academic programs, Five Colleges, Inc.; Katwiwa
Mule, chair, Recruitment and Selection Committee, Five College
African Scholars Program (ASP); Rowland Abiodun, chair,
Executive Committee, ASP; MHC English professor John Lemly,
program director, ASP; and Linda Faulkingham, program coordinator,
ASP.
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Although living in
New England—particularly at current numbing temperatures—will
be a big change for three scholars who arrived in the area from
Africa three weeks ago, Adam Mwakalobo, Sanya Osha, and James
Zaja should feel right at home at an upcoming welcome reception
in their honor at the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum. The three
men will be surrounded not only by area faculty, students, and
staff, but also by more than 400 handcrafted African objects from
their homeland. The works are currently on view in African Forms,
an exhibition that will continue at the art museum through March
14. The welcome reception is set for Friday, February 7, at 5
pm. Preceding the reception, Rebecca K. Gearhart '89 will
give a talk titled "The Swahili Art of Life: Artists and
Expressive Culture on the Kenya Coast" at 4 pm in Gamble
Auditorium. more>
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