Dr. Magueye Seck

Dr. Magueye Seck has been awarded the U.S. Fulbright Scholarship Grant to Senegal, West Africa, for the 2006-2007 scholastic year. He is currently teaching in French the theory and analysis of social policy, theory of violence and theory of social justice while conducting research on domestic violence at the Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis, his native island.

Each year, approximately 800 U.S. scholars receive Fulbright grants to teach and conduct research in foreign countries. It is a highly competitive selection process. Dr. Seck will be one of two Fulbright scholars in Senegal next year.

In Senegal, Magueye's work will focus on social policy as it relates to domestic violence. Though the actual courses he will be teaching are similar to those he teaches at Curry, the context in which they will be taught is quite different. The criminal justice system and the laws we have in place in this country to protect women are not a reality in Africa. Often, domestic crimes are not investigated.

"In this country, it took the effort of battered women's organizations and other organizations to lobby courts, judges, political leaders and police to pass laws to make domestic abuse a felony, not a misdemeanor," says Dr. Seck. "The contribution I would like to make is for students and faculty to attend my classes to learn how to investigate domestic violence and influence the political and cultural resources to implement these laws."

Though we miss Dr. Seck's daily presence on campus, his son Moussa is representing the Seck family as a first-year student on campus.

 Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis, Senegal, West Africa