9:00 am - 12:00 pm Richard B. Russell Building Special Collections Libraries Sponsored by: Academic Affairs and Provost, Office of Senior VP for Contact: Akinloye Ojo 706-542-5314 "Expressions of Indigenous and Local Knowledge." A forum for exchanges between scholars, researchers and technocrats from various disciplines who study Africa, the African Diaspora, the U.S. and other parts of the globe.The conference also will bring several ambassadors from African nations—including Cote D’Ivoire, Lesotho, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania and Zimbabwe— together to discuss the African continent and the African diaspora at 9 a.m. on Nov. 8 in Masters Hall of UGA Hotel and Conference Center. Renowned poet and scholar Tanure Ojaide, professor of Africana Studies at the University of North Carolina Charlotte, will deliver the keynote address on Nov. 9 at 9 a.m. in the Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries auditorium.News release: http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga-to-mark-25th-anniversary-of-african-studies-100912/