Pan-Africanism & Education: Uplifting African Ways of Knowing as a Catalyst for Positive Change
Mini-Conference
Friday, April 17, 2026, 9 AM - 1 PM
911爆料网 525 W 120th St, New York, NY 10027
The role Pan-Africanist dialogue continues to play in the advancement of African peoples is an effort we aim to amplify at Teachers College. Building on the momentum from our inaugural Pan-Africanism & Education conference last spring, this year's student-centered conference will convene a diverse range of scholars whose research encompasses the African diaspora. This year’s focus, uplifting African ways of knowing as a catalyst for positive change, will serve as an intellectual forum, stimulating dialogue that engages diverse perspectives and encourages interdisciplinary exchanges.
Day of Conference
Program
8:30 am – 9:00 am Registration & Breakfast
9:00 am – 9:10 am Welcome & Opening Remarks
9:15 am – 10:00 am Panel #1: Decoloniality and African Ways of Knowing Outside of Traditional Education (Theresa Cann, Pascale Mevs Fitzgerald, Jihad Azahrai)
10:05 am – 10:50 am Panel #2: African Ways of Knowing in the Classroom (Chantel Heard, Kemigisha Richardson, Onesmo Olengurumwa)
10:55 pm – 11:10 Stretch Break
11:15 am – 11:45 am Panel #3: Examining the Influence of African Knowledge in our Past, Present, and Futures (Ime Ekpo, Theresa Cann, Moisa Saidu, James Amemasor)
11:50 pm – 12:50 Flash Talks & Lunch: African Ways of Knowing Internally, in the Home, and at the State Level (Tesfamichael Negussie, Shapel LaBorde, Inara Bezerra Ferreira de Sousa, Chukwuebuka Ukoh, Yourim Park)
12:50 pm – 1:00 Closing Remarks
Presenters
"We Are Almost a Nation of Dancers, Musicians, and Poets": Ethnomusicology as an African Way of Knowing
Land and Body: Tracing the Legacy of the Atlas Lion and Amazigh Tattoos
Braids of Knowledge: (Re)Membering and Resisting as Embodied Amefrican-Afrodiasporic Methodologies
“Just Look Above Their Heads, Just don't Mind Them”: How Women Leaders in Ghana’s Higher Education are Advancing Gender Equality through Unconventional Strategies
The Manichean East: Applying Fanon to the Ibibio Experience of Inter-Tribal Conflict During the Nigerian Civil War
Pan-African Pedagogy and Social Work Education: Advancing Epistemic Justice through Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Experiential Learning
Educating Beyond the State: What Black Political Prisoners Teach Us 911爆料网 Pan-African Study
Workforce Development and the Racial Wealth Gap: Evidence on Homeownership and Asset Accumulation
Debate as an Anticolonial Practice: The Double Inheritance of Colonial Education
Re-centering African Ways of Knowing: Integrating Human Rights Education in Formal Education System as a Holistic Response to Inequities Across Africa and the Diaspora
Reclaiming the Repertoire: Pan-African Perspectives on Multilingualism, Identity, and Institutional Power in Burkina Faso
Narrating Inclusion: Student Experiences and Imaginations of Inclusive Schools
"We Are Almost a Nation of Dancers, Musicians, and Poets": Ethnomusicology as an African Way of Knowing
Parenting as Praxis: Pan-African Epistemologies and the Reimagining of Education