Dear everyone, The History Department and History Graduate Students Association are excited to announce the next Faculty Coffee Chat for the spring semester. It will be held on Tuesday, February 13, 2024 between 2 PM and 3:30 PM in the Graduate Student Lounge in Robinsonal Hall. All graduate students are welcome to attend. There will be coffee and pastries from Flour Bakery. Our guest will be Dr. Emmanuel K. Akyeampong. Dr. Akyeampong is the Ellen Gurney Professor of History and Professor of African and African American Studies. He is a historian of modern West Africa. He is a fellow of both the Ghana Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Royal Historical Society. In the past he has written about the social history of alcohol, economic development, the spread of Christianity, and the environmental history of Ghana. If you are interested in West African history, any of Professor Akyeampong's research interests, or would just like to meet Professor Akyeampong, please attend the Coffee Chat on February 13. We look forward to seeing you there! Sanjay