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The University Drop-In: The Life of Calestous Juma in His Own Words
"It has been a pleasure and great joy reading this autobiography. I often laughed and cried. I heard CJ speaking!"
Writing in pen and ink the year before his untimely death at age 64, Calestous Juma sought to illuminate the personal path he took and to encourage others to make their own. He was always an influencer (what else would you call someone with over 100,000 Twitter followers?) long before the term became common currency. Whether as a science teacher, journalist, scholar, or policy pioneer, he sought to bring knowledge and vision to the hard work of making development sustainable.
In this very personal account, Juma takes us from his childhood in a fishing town on the shores of Lake Victoria, through his adventures in journalism, to his intellectual growth and emergence in the corridors of power in national and international environmental policymaking and academia. His trademark humor and sharing of political cartoons opened the door to frank exchanges and too many partnerships to count.
This work is published posthumously, exactly as he wrote it. Everyone who read the manuscript it must be shared with the world. We hope it will inspire you to contribute to the work ahead.--The Calestous Juma Legacy Foundation
Writing in pen and ink the year before his untimely death at age 64, Calestous Juma sought to illuminate the personal path he took and to encourage others to make their own. He was always an influencer (what else would you call someone with over 100,000 Twitter followers?) long before the term became common currency. Whether as a science teacher, journalist, scholar, or policy pioneer, he sought to bring knowledge and vision to the hard work of making development sustainable.
In this very personal account, Juma takes us from his childhood in a fishing town on the shores of Lake Victoria, through his adventures in journalism, to his intellectual growth and emergence in the corridors of power in national and international environmental policymaking and academia. His trademark humor and sharing of political cartoons opened the door to frank exchanges and too many partnerships to count.
This work is published posthumously, exactly as he wrote it. Everyone who read the manuscript it must be shared with the world. We hope it will inspire you to contribute to the work ahead.--The Calestous Juma Legacy Foundation
264 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 12, 2022
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Calestous Juma
21 books6 followersFrom Wikipedia: Calestous Juma is an internationally recognised authority in the application of science and technology to sustainable development worldwide. He was named one of the most influential 100 Africans in 2012, 2013 and 2014 by the New African magazine. He is Professor of the Practice of International Development and Faculty Chair of the Innovation for Economic Development Executive Program] at Harvard Kennedy School. Juma is Director of the School's Science, Technology and Globalization Project at Harvard Kennedy School as well as the Agricultural Innovation in Africa Project funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
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http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFic...
More info can be found here:
http://www.africansuccess.org/visuFic...
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