Director of the Alworth Institute: Dr. William Henderson

"The Alworth Institute has a mission to raise the level of public awareness of, and engagement, in both enduring and topical international issues. There is comparative lack of consistent international reporting in the media in the United States. This lack provides a ready justification for the Alworth Institute's role of engaging staff, students and the wider community in academic and intellectual discussion of significant international issues for educational, social and democratic purposes. The Alworth Institute aims, in cooperation with the wider University and community groups, to be one of Minnesota's many windows on the world."

Dr. Henderson is a graduate of the Universities of Glasgow and Sussex. He has a D. Phil. in African Studies from the University of Sussex and has spent time in Botswana, Ghana and Zimbabwe. He spends part of each year in Italy. He has published work on topics in the political and economic development of Botswana and has, more recently, worked on the intellectual history of economics including topics related to the history of economic development. He has published on: pioneering women economics educators of the 19th century, on John Ruskin, Victorian socio-economic critic of Classical economics; and his most recently published monograph is on the developmental ideas of Adam Smith.

He hopes that his communication skills and his international experience will be of benefit to the Alworth Institute.

Alworth Institute Program Associate: Dr. Cindy M. Christian

Cindy M. Christian holds a PhD in Political Science from Binghamton University in Binghamton, New York. Her areas of interest include international relations, international political economy, Latin American politics, and women and politics. She was the Program Assoicate for the Alworth Institute from 2001-2007 and has recently returned to this position. She also teaches Political Science and Women's Studies courses at UMD.

 

 

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Alworth Associates

Alworth Associate: Dr. Dennis Falk

Dennis Falk is professor and director of graduate studies in the Department of Social Work. He has taught a course on Global Issues in a variety of formats over the past twenty years, including large lecture classes, honors seminars, and online offerings. His research interests include defining and promoting global citizenship. He is currently working with the New York Times and the Center for Strategic and International Studies to develop a comprehensive global education curriculum for the 430 member institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and its 3.7 million students.

 

Alworth Associate: Dr. John Arthur

John Arthur is Professor of Sociology at University of Minnesota Duluth.  John undertook his higher education studies in Ghana and in the United States and gained a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University in 1988.  He has a range of teaching and research interests including: African and Caribbean migrant and refugee communities; African Studies; race and ethnic relations; crime and justice.  He is currently working on a monograph, to be published by Ashgate Publishing, on the Ghanaian experience of the African Diaspora.  John is interested in contributing his specialist knowledge of Africa and the Caribbean to the development of the progressive and international program at the Alworth Institute.

 

Advisory Board of the Alworth Institute

“As a Board, we support the Alworth Institute’s actions to promote global awareness and international understanding through education and public outreach. We expect the Institute to examine global trends and their likely regional impact.”

• Mr. Royal D. Alworth, III
• Mrs. Royal D. Alworth, Jr.
• Dr. Ajit Das
• Mr. Robert Eaton
• Ms. Ann Glumac
• Mr. Davis Helberg
• Ms. Helena Jackson
• Mr. Michael Mullins