Part 3/6 in a series on the history of Tanzanian universities It’s often said that the key to understanding the last 50 years of Tanzanian history is the legacy of Julius Nyerere. This is also a useful lens for understanding the educational philosophy and development of Tanzanian universities.
Earlier this week, Arthur and I had coffee and dessert with a couple who have been instrumental in our ministry formation. We were honored just by their willingness to catch up with us. Even more affirming was how the evening unfolded. On paper, this couple are entirely superior to us. […]
Part 2/6 in a series on the history of Tanzanian universities What universities are in Tanzania and where have they come from? We started with a quick search of Wikipedia and university websites. Some of the universities listed here have multiple campuses: for simplicity we’ve just included the ‘originals’. Here […]
Part 1/6 in a series on the history of Tanzanian universities As part of our intercultural training we presented a history of Tanzanian universities. It was a scary thing to do for a few reasons: There is very little written on the topic. Our personal experience of Tanzania is limited. […]
Discerning readers of this blog’s comments will have picked up that our baby, due in July, is a boy. Our first child will be a son. Earlier this week, someone commented to me about how good this is ‘because having a firstborn son is so important in the Bible.’ Deep […]
I was saying to a friend that the Kony 2012 campaign all sounds a bit white-saviours-for-poor-Africans. As I tweeted at one point, ‘My concern is not Invisible Children org but the #Kony2012 campaign itself, which perpetuates “we fix Africa.”‘ Well, he asked, isn’t that what you’re doing? You’re going to […]
In The Big Bang Theory season 1, episode 8, Sheldon Cooper’s two PhDs can’t save him from making yet another social blunder: [Raj’s mother] It’s up to you dear, we don’t want to meddle. [Raj] If you don’t want to meddle then why are you meddling? [Sheldon] If I may, […]
Meet Jesus at uni 