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The Institute for African Development (IAD) is an interdisciplinary nucleus for the study of Africa with the overarching goal of strengthening and expanding the depth and breadth of African development studies. Based in Ithaca, our impact reaches far beyond our physical location.

More than 40 IAD-affiliated faculty from across Cornell conduct research and teach courses related to African development. More than 300 IAD graduate fellows now work in government, NGOs, academic institutions, and international organizations on the African continent—testament to the institute's diverse constituency and impact. IAD is supported by an Undergraduate International Studies and Foreign Languages (UISFL) grant from the U.S. Department of Education.

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Thursday, March 20, 2025 11:15 am,  115 Sibley Hall  Maaz Gardezi, Associate Professor, Department of Sociology, Virginia Tech   
Ernest Rwamucyo, MPS '01, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Rwanda to the United Nations     March 19, 2025  

Ellen Lust Leads Einaudi as New Director

Ellen Lust in World in Focus

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The Institute for African Development  outreach site provides online resources for New York State teachers, community college faculty research opportunities, materials for advance
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IAD offers research grants to enrolled Cornell PhD students to conduct field research in Africa. 
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Global Development encourages students to learn from and with communities both locally and globally.
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The Seminar on Issues in African Development series examines a broad range of critical concerns in contemporary Africa.