Academics
John Prendergast
Co-Founder of the ENOUGH Project
Former Director of African Affairs, National Security Council
Joan B. Kroc Peace Scholar in Residence
January 28 - March 2, 2008
November 10 - 21, 2008
November 11-25, 2009
John Prendergast is Co-founder of the Enough Project, an initiative to end genocide and crimes against humanity. During the Clinton administration, John was involved in a number of peace processes in Africa while he was director of African Affairs at the National Security Council and special advisor at the Department of State. John has also worked for members of Congress, the United Nations, humanitarian aid agencies, human rights organizations, and think tanks, as well as having been a youth counselor and basketball coach.
He has authored eight books on Africa, including Not on Our Watch, a New York Times bestseller and NAACP non-fiction book of the year that he co-authored with actor Don Cheadle. John is currently working on two new books for publication by Random House, one that focuses on his 25 years in the Big Brother program, and the other on human rights and peace activism.
John travels regularly to Africa's war zones on fact-finding missions, peace-making initiatives, and awareness-raising trips. He is part of a fellowship program at St. Mary's College in Maryland, a is also a visiting professor at Eckerd College and the American University in Cairo.
Dean Headley Interviews Africa Policy Expert John Prendergast
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- Optimism regarding Africa today, and hope for its future
- Deciding which global issues to support
- The role of women
- Preparing to become future peacebuilders
- The need for academic education and practical training
- The role of the media
- Athletics promoting peace building
