Funding and Futures: Navigating Grants and Careers for Emerging Scholars focuses on equipping emerging scholars with tools to navigate the ever-changing landscapes of the academic job market and research funding for early-career scholars.
April 14, 12:00-1:30pm ET.
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Event Speakers:
Madina Thiam is the Fannie Gaston-Johansson Assistant Professor of Africana Studies and History at Johns Hopkins University. She is currently completing a manuscript on the history of Muslim communities in Mali and the Sahel. Her work has appeared in the Journal of African History, History in Africa, and the CODESRIA Bulletin, among other venues. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including from the American Council of Learned Societies, the Social Science Research Council, and the Mellon Foundation. In parallel, Thiam serves as co-director of the Projet Archives des Femmes, a Bamako-based digital humanities and educational initiative, and in 2025, she was a scholar-in-residence at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. She received her PhD in African History from UCLA.
Alix Saba is the Executive Director of the African Studies Association. She is a forward-thinking team leader with 15+ years of success growing support for nonprofits through compelling narrative building, collaborative events, innovative fundraising, and strategic program development. She has extensive experience in African studies focused educational programming as well as classical arts & culture programs. Saba earned her MA in International Relations & Religion with a focus on West African Islamic communities from Boston University. She currently resides in Boston.
