CENTER FOR ADVANCED STUDY OF INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FALL 2006 From the Director’s Desk CASID Designated National Resource Center The core faculty and staff for International Studies by U.S. Department of the Center for Advanced Study of International of Education for 2006–2010 Development (CASID) We are pleased to announce that MSU’s Center for Advanced Study of International at Michigan State Univer- Development, with the Women and International Development Program, has been sity are pleased to present designated by the U.S. Department of Education as a National Resource Center (NRC) the Fall 2006 issue of the for international development studies for the four-year cycle 2006–2010. This award will CASID Update, a com- provide support at MSU for programmatic activities related to international development prehensive newsletter on our programmatic and foreign language studies in the areas of teaching, research and outreach. The NRC activities. award is in addition to the four-year Foreign Language and Areas Studies (FLAS) Fellow- CASID is a multidisciplinary unit housed ship Program award that CASID and WID have received for 2006–2010. The NRC and in the College of Social Science and organized FLAS awards are in recognition of the strength, depth and breadth of MSU faculty in the in cooperation with the Office of the Dean of various fields of international development and institutional commitment to these areas. International Studies and Programs. CASID promotes and coordinates the study of issues related to international development from the perspective of the social sciences and liberal CASID Receives U.S. Department of State Funding for Nigeria arts. CASID and the Women and Interna- Exchange Program for 2006–2007 tional Development (WID) Program at MSU have been designated by the U.S. Department CASID, in collaboration with MSU’s African Studies Center and Women and of Education as a Comprehensive National International Development Program, will partner with the University of Jos, Nigeria and Resource Center for Foreign Language and the Michigan Municipal League to strengthen institutional linkages between Nigeria and International Studies and receive funding the United States and enhance the capacities of Nigeria’s democratic institutions and pro- under Title VI of the Higher Education Act mote consolidation of their democratic governance. The governance partnership program of 1965. In addition to a wide range of Title will provide training for Nigerian local government officials, representatives of non- VI-funded programmatic activities, CASID governmental organizations and university scholars. Particular focus will be placed on how also provides assistance to the College of these representatives can more effectively collaborate to promote citizen participation in Social Science and other core faculty seeking government decision-making and examine specific practices that promote an effective, external funding for cross-unit, cross-disci- accountable, transparent and responsive government and public administration. This plinary, international development research collaboration seeks to improve the effectiveness and accountability of local government and scholarship activities in collaboration officials, representatives of non-governmental organizations and university scholars from with MSU’s Office of International Develop- Nigeria by providing them with relevant capacity and skills to cope with the complex ment (OID) and other international and area issues of governance and administration. centers. In this issue we feature a wide range of Inside CASID Update international development-related teaching, research and outreach activities that we have Curriculum Development Grants ................................................ 3 supported during the past year. We look Humphrey Fellows Program ........................................................4 forward to continuing our work in the com- LATTICE: K-12 Outreach ...............................................................6 ing year and the exciting opportunities that lay ahead. Ethics and Development Conference ..........................................8 Forum for Legislators ...................................................................11 Robert S. Glew Acting Director CASID and WID FLAS Fellows .....................................................12 Global and Area Thematic Awards ..............................................13 CASID Acting Director Assists with Planning a Curriculum Development Grants Center for Advanced Cultural Center in Techiman, Ghana Awarded for International Study of International Development During July – August 2005, CASID Acting Director, Dr. Robert Glew, MSU Global Encounter Engages the Development Courses traveled to Ghana with Dr. Ray Silverman, University of Michigan, to explore The following faculty received CASID Jeffrey Riedinger, Director a possible collaboration among Michigan State University, the University University Community and WID 2005–06 curriculum development of Michigan, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology in Robert S. Glew, Acting Director grants to create and revise undergraduate Kumasi, and the Techiman Traditional Council and community, to develop Tom Carroll, and graduate courses related to international Director Emeritus a cultural center in the city of Techiman. The local community envisions n April 20, 2006 over 350 MSU faculty, staff, administrators, O development and/or gender relations with Pamela Galbraith, Outreach the proposed 10-acre site housing a museum, performance space, artisans in graduate and undergraduate students, visiting international scholars Title VI funds from the U.S. Department of Coordinator residence, and a library/research center. Techiman is about 150 kilometersC and professionals, and emeriti faculty attended the Global Encounter Education. Ann Allegra, International Program north of Kumasi and is located at a major crossroad in the region. The cultural in the Breslin Center. About half of the participants were faculty center will provide a space for the expression and celebration of Techiman’s diverse religious Coordinator members. A broad cross section of the university was represented, Dr. Nwando Achebe, History. New and ethnic diversity. The center will also serve as a hub for the promotion of regional tourism graduate-level seminar on women and Stacia K. Fejedelem, Assistant and provide information on sites of interest and activities in the area. The university partners including all 14 colleges, plus the libraries and a variety of centers and gender in African history. Coordinator, Humphrey Fellowship plan to provide opportunities for faculty and students to conduct research in various fields administrative units. Numerous deans and department chairs also Program related to the center’s activities including: social science, the humanities, agriculture, environ- attended. Dr. Emine Evered, History. New under- graduate course on histories of education Lynn Lee, Accountant/Administrative mental science, and education. Hosted by Provost Kim Wilcox and organized by the Office of Inter- and modernization in Islamic societies. Assistant national Studies and Programs, the Global Encounter was designed Dr. Kyle Evered, Geography. New under- Kathy Hull, Budget Specialist/ as a first step toward identifying strategic countries/regions, partners, graduate course on critical global geopolitics. Administrative Assistant and programmatic themes where the university can have transforma- Dr. Mara Leichtman, Anthropology. New Helen J. Farr, tional impact in the decades ahead. Secretary undergraduate course on the anthropology The event brought together colleagues from wide-ranging educa- Ken Robertson, Computer Assistant of the Middle East. tional units who shared similar country/regional or programmatic Jessica Hanold, Student Assistant Dr. Sabrina McCormick, Sociology. New interests. A great amount of discussion focused on MSU and how we Christopher Riedinger, Student course on health and the environment in work with the world. A major outcome of the Global Encounter was that Assistant international perspective. participants were very focused on the process for future international Dr. Laurie Medina, Anthropology. Revised engagement. That is, they expressed concern about developing truly two courses: ANP 322: Anthropology of the bilateral agreements that assure mutual give and take between MSU Environment and Development, and ANP Michigan State University and partner institutions and other constituencies, covering research, 410: Contemporary Issues in Latin America. 202 International Center teaching and engagement, and marked by respect for the potential Dr. Sarah Nicholls, Community, East Lansing, Michigan 48824-1035 contributions from each institution and group. Agriculture, Recreation and Resources. New course on tourism and global change. Phone 517.353.5925 Dr. Folu Ogundimu, Journalism. New Fax 517.353.8765 course, “Press, Politics, and the State in http://www.casid.msu.edu/ Africa: Nigeria and Ghana.” Dr. Adan Quan, Anthropology. Created an international development-oriented module for the graduate course on Dr. Ray Silverman, Director of Museum Studies, U. of Michigan, Emmanuael Asare, Consumer Anthropology. Adontenhene of Techiman, Dr. Robert Glew, CASID Acting Director Congratulations to MSU’s Student Fulbright Award Recipients Congratulations to the MSU students who were awarded Fulbrights in 2005–06: Zermarie Deacon, Psychology; RoseAnna Downing-Vicklund,