Disciplinary Interests: Africa
Sandra Holllin Flowers
Would like to submit this later after composing a suitable statement for use in this context.
Loretta McGrann
Leading the implementation of a new core curriculum implementation, Leading the writing of an Assessment Plan for the new core curriculum
Dr. Loretta McGrann is the Provost at St. Joseph's College, New York. Her discipline is American Literature, but she has been in administration for the last sixteen years.
Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel
The Society of Multi-Ethnic Studies of the United States (MELUS), National Association of English Teachers, Modern Language Association, Association of Writing Professionals, Pop Culture Association/American Culture Association
Diane K. Lofstrom Miniel recently obtained her MFA in Creative Writing, Creative Nonfiction, and Certificate of Advanced Study in Composition from CSU Fresno. As of fall 2010, she will be teaching English Composition at the University of Nevada, Reno as a term lecturer. While a graduate student, she was the past president of Students of English Studies Association and the San Joaquin Literary Association. She was the creative nonfiction editor for the 2005 issue of the San Joaquin Review. She also served on the Campus Advisory Fees Committee and Task Force for Graduate Culture. Her essay "Mystery Spot" aired on local Fresno radio station KVPR's Valley Writers Read, 89.3 FM, on Jan. 7, 2009 and is available online.
Eve Gray, Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town; International Policy Fellow, OSI Budapest
Eve Gray
International Policy Fellowship, Open Society, Budapest, Open Information Group: Sustainability Models for Open Access Social Science Research Publication in Africa: Policy and Practice, The project aims to examine research policy in South Africa and map its impact on the publication and dissemination of research. An investigation of the impact of research dissemination will in turn lead to an evaluation of the effectiveness of the delivery of development goals articulated in national and institutional research policy., Open Access publication will be explored as a potential way of overcoming the economic, geographical, and political barriers to research publication in and out of Africa. Given the general level of impoverishment of African universities and shortfalls in ICT infrastructure, the project will investigate the policy interventions and practical strategies that might enhance the sustainability of effective and high-quality research dissemination in Africa and the advocacy programmes that would be needed to get buy-in from policy-makers and the scholarly community for the expansion of Open Access scholarly publishing programmes.
Eve Gray is an International Policy Fellow with the Open Society Institute, Budapest in the Open Information Working Group. She is based in Cape Town and is affiliated to the Centre for Educational Technology, University of Cape Town, as an Honorary Research Associate.
