Alliance for African Partnership, in partnership with the African Studies Center and the Tanzania Partnership Program, is excited to announce the second cohort of the Africa Global Partnership Scholars program (Africa GPS). Africa GPS is a cohort-based program, designed for MSU early to mid-career faculty members to create and deepen new scholarly partnerships with peers and institutions in Africa. The objectives of the Africa GPS program are to:

• Foster the development of a group of faculty members who are dedicated to establishing and enhancing impactful international research connections with African partners, and who will adopt a global perspective in their scholarly work
• Support MSU’s 2030 strategic plan’s theme of discovery, creativity and innovation for excellence and global impact
• Elevate the status of MSU’s global mission
• Connect MSU faculty members with potential partners and mentors in Africa, expand the scholars' international networks, and offer support for establishing long-lasting scholarly relationships
• Capitalize on opportunities to leverage external resources

The selected scholars will receive $10,000 in support of international travel and scholarly collaboration with researchers and/or mentors at an AAP Consortium member institution. AAP also supports scholars by connecting them to other potential partners, mentors, and institutions in Africa and by offering structured workshops on establishing and navigating international partnerships.

Africa GPS Cohort 2 awardees:

Tanyaradzwa Muzata

Assistant Professor, School of Packaging — College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Jennifer Marcy

Director, Nonprofit Leadership Online Programs, Department of Religious Studies — College of Arts and Letters

Marcie Cowley

Assistant Professor, Center for Integrative Studies in Social Science — College of Social Science

Mercy Okezue

Assistant Professor, School of Packaging — College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Stephen Spates

Assistant Professor, Department of Communication — College of Communication Arts and Sciences

Thea Knowles

Assistant Professor, Department of Communicative Sciences and Disorders — College of Communication Arts and Sciences

Liv Furman

Assistant Professor, Department of African American and African Studies — College of Arts and Letters

Valerio Villegas

Assistant Professor, Department of Plant and Microbial Sciences — College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Michael Lachney

Associate Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education — College of Education