“Returning Responsibly: Answering Ghana’s Call…” - an International Symposium

The Higher Education in the Ghanaian Context (HEGC!) 2019 class and the HEGC! partners at the University of Cape Coast are hosting an international symposium.

This international symposium between the University of Maryland and the University of Cape Coast will feature guests from Ghanaian higher education, government officials, and participants in the HEGC! 2019 program. The theme for the symposium is “Returning Responsibly: Answering Ghana’s Call…”

During January 2019, Dr. Candace M. Moore, Faculty Director of the Higher Education in the Ghanaian Context (HEGC!) study abroad program, with Dr. Jillian A. Martin, Co-Instructor for HEGC!, led a group of graduate students/higher education staff to Ghana for eleven days guiding participants worldview to expand beyond Western ideals of social justice education and engaged participants in a critical examination of concepts related to power, privilege, and oppression through their engagement with Ghanaian culture, the country’s approach to higher education, and specially the role of student affairs graduate education and practices in the context of Ghanaian higher education.

You may RSVP to join the symposium in-person or virtually here. We look forward to engaging with you!

**The symposium will also be available virtually. 
All faculty, staff, students and community members are welcome to attend.