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| February 20, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2003 Financial Times Ltd. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

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Byline: Kira Goldenberg

Barnard has hired two new faculty members for its Africana studies program, echoing Columbia University-wide efforts to rejuvenate African-related scholarship.

The new faculty members are Severine Autesserre in political science and Abosede George in history. Autesserre is a specialist on the Congo, completing a post-doctoral year at Yale University, and George teaches African history with joint appointments in history and international studies at Trinity College in Hartford, Conn.

The two hires represent a move by Barnard to expand its Africana studies program, which students say has been…

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