Crisis in South Sudan: Exploring the Role of Student Engagement in International Conflict

Featured Panelists:

John Ryle, Co-founder and Executive Director of Rift Valley Institute, Legrand Ramsey Professor of Anthropology at Bard College

Emmanuel Yoanes Akol Ajawin, South Sudanese Diplomat at United Nations

Jacob Atem, Founder of South Sudan Health Care Organization, featured on BBC, New York Times, and USA Today's coverage of South Sudan conflict

Robecca Thor, Alliance for South Sudanese in Diaspora, Acting Director of DC office

Benaiah Yongo-Bure, Kettering University, Associate Professor of Social Science, widely publicized on South Sudan

Dr. Laura Beny, Moderator, University of Michigan Law Professor


Sponsors: Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Department of Afroamerican & African Studies, Central Student Government, Organizations of Public Interest Students, Law School Office of Student Affairs, Law School Office of Student Services, African Students Association, MLAW Center for International & Comparitive Law, African Studies Center, Human Rights Advocates