Who We Are
AfroPulse provides the Bard College community with a forum where African students, those of the African Diaspora, and all other interested students can come together to explore the continent in a multi-dimensional context. Our goals include spreading knowledge of the continent’s rich and diverse history and various cultures to the wider Bard community, as well as celebrating this culture through food, music, film, dance, and fashion. We hope to educate on the contemporary issues faced by countries on the continent, and shed light on the place of Africa and its people in our world today through panel discussions, documentary/TED talk screenings, live speakers, and debates. Civic engagement is a priority in our agenda, and we actively seek and pursue opportunities through which we can give back to communities in Africa, as well as those that allow us to share our knowledge of the continent with the larger Hudson Valley community.
Shila Bayor
co-head
Mathematics, '18
Togo
Togo
Awura-Ama Oppong
Co-Head
Co-Head
Biology and Chemistry `18
Ghana
Ghana
Olawunmi Ola-Busari
Founder
Economics '14
Nigeria/South Africa
Nigeria/South Africa
Marie balo Lou
Co-Founder
Anthropology, '13
Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire
Christiane Koffi
Co-Founder
Anthropology, '13
Côte d’Ivoire
Côte d’Ivoire