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July 27, 2000
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Southampton College's "21st Century Issues" Continues With Talk on Africa
Darren Johnson
(631) 287 8313
Fax: (631) 283 4081American newspaper headlines offer gloom: AIDS, famine and political violence are rampant, ongoing problems in Africa and solutions seem impossible. But Friends World Dean and scholar Lewis Greenstein says there is hope for the Dark Continent.
Greenstein will discuss "Whither Africa (or Wither Africa)" as a part of Southampton College's new "21st Century Issues" lecture series. Events are held in the Jewish Center of the Hamptons on 44 Woods Lane in East Hampton, start at 5 p.m. and are free and open to the public with receptions to follow. Greenstein's lecture is on Monday, August 14. World-renowned coastal researcher Dr. Stephen Leatherman (a.k.a. "Dr. Beach") talks about "Beach Erosion" on Sunday, August 27. Famed essayist Roger Rosenblatt led off "21st Century Issues" on July 16 before an audience of over 100. For further information, contact 631-287-8477.
"It's hard to find room for hope in a continent racked with political violence and disease," Greenstein said. "But, despite the news accounts, somewhere in all of that we can find optimism." His deep interest in Africa began 35 years ago when he served in Kenya with the Peace Corps. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in African Studies from Indiana University after his graduation from Dartmouth College.
Greenstein is the Dean of the Friends World Program at Southampton College of Long Island University. Friends World offers students a global education through its regional centers in Costa Rica, England, Israel, India, China and Japan as well as Southampton. Greenstein also serves as Associate Professor in the Friends World Program and in the Social Science Division of Southampton College, teaching African and African-American history.