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MacMillan Center

Renowned photographer Shem Compion and Yale MacMillan Center scholar and anthropologist Veronica Waweru discuss a landmark book that reimagines one of Earth's most extraordinary landscapes as an archive of ecology, culture, and human origins.

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Mizani: Balancing People and Nature

 Produced by: Joshua Amponsah, African Studies MA Class of 2025

Lindsay Fellowship Spotlight

The Lindsay Fellowship for Research in Africa provides grants to graduate and professional students for summer research in order to increase understanding of Africa among Yale students and faculty.  During the summer of 2024, fifteen Lindsay Fellows from diverse disciplines conducted research in countries across Africa. In this video, you'll hear from some Lindsay Fellows about their field site experiences.

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Faculty Spotlight

While teaching at Yale, paleoanthropologist Veronica Waweru discovered the power of partnering with local amateurs in Kenya's highlands. Her "knowledge co-production" model of conducting research in the field has yielded amazing results.