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CNN African Voices visits Ashesi, and shares the story of our founder Patrick Awuah Jr., our university, our people, and our vision for Africa. Watch the documentary here.
NPR's Ofeibea Quist-Arcton speaks with Ashesi President Dr. Patrick Awuah in part 2 of NPR's TED Radio Hour episode: Africa - The Next Chapter. In this talk, Dr. Awuah makes the case that a liberal arts education is critical to forming true [ Read more...]
Business World Ghana magazine profiles Ashesi's president, Dr. Patrick Awuah, and tells the story of how Ashesi is training a new generation of problem solvers for Africa. Click here to read more
Patrick Awuah tells The International Baccalaureate's Katie Jacobs why he returned to his home country to build a better future. Click here to read more
Swarthmore college writes about its innovative new course, jointly developed with faculty at Ashesi, that allows its students to interact and connect with students from Ashesi. The students will skype, blog and find other creative means of [ Read more...]
By Taiwo ObeAugust 2011The Guardian Nigeria (http://www.ngrguardiannews.com)
Proud father, Taiwo Obe, talks about Ashesi and his daughter’s education at the university in his piece “Help, I’m Jealous of My Daughter” posted in [ Read more...]
By Ghana News AgencyAugust 2011www.ghananewsagency.org
The Ghana News Agency reports on Ashesi University's inauguration, and the Vice President's remarks during the event. Click here to read the full article.
By Brier DudleyAugust 2011The Seattle Times (www.seattletimes.com)
Brier Dudley writes on Ashesi's historic new campus in Berekuso, and what it means for the future of the university, its community and Africa. Click here to read the full article.
By Nazanin LankaraniJanuary 2011The New York Times(www.nytimes.com)
Reporter Nazanin Lankarani describes why Ashesi President, Patrick Awuah, decided to start Ashesi University and the potential impact his thriving university can have on [ Read more...]
December 2010
Leadership plays a crucial role in determining the success or failure of institutions and learners. In this session we shall examine that role and reflect on the steps we should take to improve and share existing [ Read more...]
By Gregg Pascal ZacharyIssues in Science and TechnologyJun 2003
A visiting scholar at Columbia University's Center for Science, Policy, and Outcomes, Gregg Zachary discusses the brain drain out of Africa and the difficulties faced by [ Read more...]
By Brier DudleyThe Seattle TimesSep 14, 2003
This feature article traces the genesis of Ashesi and describes some of the highlights of the journey that our founder, Patrick Awuah, has taken to establish our University. The Seattle Times [ Read more...]
By Ros DavidsonCalBusinessSummer 2003
Ashesi founders Patrick Awuah and Nina Marini are featured in this alumni magazine for the Haas School of Business at University of California, Berkeley. Learn how the Haas School supported Ashesi's [ Read more...]
By Dumi-Sani BandaThe African Crimson (Harvard African Student Alumni Network newsletter)Volume 1, Issue 1, Oct 2003
Ashesi was honored to be featured in the inaugural issue of the Harvard African Student Alumni Network's newsletter. This [ Read more...]
Los Angeles TimesNov 28, 2003
On Friday, November 28, 2003 the story of Ashesi University was featured in the "World" section of the Los Angeles Times. The article describes President, Patrick Awuah's vision for the university and his [ Read more...]
By David TreadwellAfrica WeekAugust, 2004
This article featured in the August edition of Africa Week magazine is filled with interviews with Ashesi staff and students. The article describes how Ashesi stands apart from other universities [ Read more...]
By Wachira KigothoChronicle of Higher EducationNovember 5, 2004
The Chronicle of Higher Education featured an article about Ashesi's impact on Higher Education in Ghana. The article outlines how Ashesi stands apart from other universities [ Read more...]
By Richard BangsMSN.COMFebruary 2005
This article by MSN is part of a series, Heroes of Africa, which chronicles a journey into Africa to discover and celebrate important accomplishments by Africans, in Africa. Click here to read the [ Read more...]
By Dyan MachanForbes.comJune 2005
This article in Forbes explains why Ghana's development portends Africa's future. Ashesi University is listed as an example of how Ghanaians from the Diaspora are returning home to start "bootstrap" [ Read more...]
By Daily GraphicJune 2005
The Ghana Daily Graphic declares Ashesi "tops" after it defeats eight other Ghanaian universities to win an award for best website. The competition was organized by the Regional Informatics Network for Africa [ Read more...]
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