The Cline Center for Democracy is pleased to announce our support for the Summer 2016 Civic Leadership Institute hosted by UIUC's Department of African American Studies and Illinois International's Global Education and Training (GET). The Institute is a 6 week academic and leadership training program for 25 recipients of the Mandela Washington Fellowship, the flagship program of the President's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI). Each year, the Mandela Fellowships will bring 1,000 exceptional young people from Sub-Saharan Africa to the United States, including leaders in the fields of education, public service, civil society and community organization.
Our Director, Prof. Scott Althaus, will be presenting the Keynote Address to kick off the Institute, and the Cline Center is working with the Department of African-American Studies to offer a program that will cover a range of issues including: democratic governance, civic engagement and education, peace-building, restorative justice, environmental sustainability, effective public communication and human rights issues including the rights of the differently-abled. For more information about this exciting new program, read the announcement here. To learn more about the Mandela Fellowship or the Young African Leaders Initiative, you can visit the program webpage, or join the conversation using the hashtag #YALI2016.