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Ribbon cutting for two websites on South African history

MATRIX and the African Studies Center at Michigan State University hosted a ribbon cutting Friday May 2, 2008 at the Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center in honor of their recently launched websites Overcoming Apartheid and Community Video Education Trust.

Several Department of History professors were involved with these projects, including Mark Kornbluh and Peter Alegi. Two graduate students, Mona Jackson and Leslie Hadfield, also wrote several articles for the site.

At the ribbon cutting, Yusef Omar, previous South African Consul General in Chicago, spoke of the importance or recording memories and teaching about the struggle against apartheid. Omar is interviewed on the Overcoming Apartheid website.

Both websites contribute to MATRIX and African Studies Center mission to preserve and provide access to materials about the struggle for freedom and democracy in Africa. Please browse these sites at http://overcomingapartheid.msu.edu and http://cvet.org.za

Please visit http://www.overcomingapartheid.msu.edu/promo.php to view the Overcoming Apartheid promotional video.

Virtual Ribbon CuttingIncluded in photo (from left to right): Jeffrey Riedinger, Dean of MSU's International Studies and Programs; Satish Udpa, Dean of MSU's College of Engineering; Melanie Foster, MSU Trustee; Yusef Omar, former South African Counsul General in Chicago, IL; Mark Kornbluh, MATRIX Director; and David Wiley, MSU's African Studies Center Director

Department of History Graduate Students to receive Fulbright awards

Bethany Hicks was awarded the IIE Fulbright for Germany. She will spend academic year 2008-09 at the Institute for Migration and International Studies at the University of Osnabrück.
Andrea Vicente received the Fulbright Hays for Mexico. She plans to finish her exams in the fall and spend January through November 2009 conducting dissertation research in Guadalajara and in Mexico City.
Lindsey Gish is an alternate for a Fulbright Hays to Senegal.

Register for Online Summer Session Courses

The History Department of Michigan State University is offering online courses for both summer 2008 sessions. You can take certain 100, 200, and 300 level courses online from anywhere in the world and make progress on your degree. All you need is a sustainable, broadband connection to the internet. You can finish a 100 or 200 level prerequisite over the summer and then take more advanced courses during the fall and spring terms. You can also take our 300 level courses on History of the State of Michigan, Early Modern Europe, the Civil War, and History of Modern Sport, many of which can help prepare you for state teacher certification. More information can be found on the Online Courses website.