Global Institutes
The Rose Global Health Institute
Plenary Speaker: Dr. Leia D. Harbour, M.D
Where: Accra, Ghana
When: July 22-July 31, 2026
Program Tuition Includes:
Pre-Departure Syllabus & Readings
Daily Lectures & Seminars with leading health scholars and practitioners from West Africa and the Black Diaspora
Curated Field Visit to local health organization
Research Symposium where participants can present work and engage with Ghana's public health community
Curated visits to: Elmina Castle, W.E.B. Du Bois Center, Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park
Program materials and on-ground logistical support
Tuition Fee:
Student Rate: $1,200 (payment plans available)
For currently enrolled undergraduate and graduate students (pre-med, pre-health, health sciences, environmental studies, etc.)
Professional Rate: $1,800 (payment plans available)
For early-career researchers, practitioners, and other professionals (MPH, MA, MSW, MSN, PhD, etc.)
The Rose Global Health Summer Institute is a 10-day intensive program in Accra, Ghana for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and early-career professionals. This immersive experience is designed for those dedicated to understanding public health through a decolonial and ethical lens, centering West African contexts and knowledge systems.
Participants engage in a dynamic curriculum of expert lectures, guided case studies, and community field visits to develop practical skills and a nuanced analytical framework for global health. The program’s core focus areas include:
Public Health Systems
Women’s Health
Planetary Health
Health Policy & Advocacy
Program Tuition Includes:
Pre-Departure Syllabus & Readings
Daily Lectures & Seminars
Curated visits to: Goree Island, Museum of Black Civilizations, African Renaissance Monument
6 nights of lodging in private room
Daily breakfast and 2 group meals
Program materials and on-ground logistical support
Tuition Fee:
Rate: $2,450 (payment plans available)
Dakar Dialogues: Anti-Blackness and the World
A Decolonizing Education Seminar
Institute Leader: Carlos Delgado, Associate Professor USC
Where: Dakar, Senegal
When: January 3-9, 2027
Dakar Dialogues: Anti-Blackness and the World is a seven-day seminar based in Senegal for people who want to understand anti-Blackness not as an American exception, but as a global structure—one that operates differently across continents, histories, and contexts.
The program is designed with a particular question in mind: What does it mean to be non-Black in a world shaped by anti-Blackness? This question is not an accusation. It is an opening. It invites inquiry into how anti-Blackness functions, how we are all positioned within it, and what practices of accountability and solidarity might look like from wherever we stand.
The seminar benefits from a diverse cohort, and the questions we explore are enriched by multiple perspectives. But the framing, the readings, and the facilitated dialogue are oriented toward participants who are asking what their own role is in relation to anti-Black structures—whether as educators, artists, organizers, or simply people who want to show up differently in the world.
Why Senegal
Dakar is not a backdrop. It is a teacher. The seminar grounds itself in Senegalese intellectual and cultural life—engaging local scholars, visiting sites of memory, and learning from the ways anti-Blackness has been named, resisted, and theorized from within Africa itself. Participants will leave not only with new frameworks, but with a felt sense of place.
Who This Is For
This seminar is for anyone—regardless of identity—who is ready to ask hard questions about anti-Blackness and their own position within it. It is especially suited for:
Educators and administrators seeking to deepen their practice
Writers, artists, and cultural workers engaging themes of race and power
Organizers and advocates working in solidarity with Black communities
Anyone who has felt the limits of mainstream "anti-racism" training and wants something more rigorous, more global, and more honest
The cohort will be intentionally diverse. We believe that learning happens across difference, not despite it.
SOLD OUT!
Public Health Summer Lab
Where: Sine Saloum, Senegal
When: July 5-18, 2026
Join a powerful faculty-led study abroad program in Senegal, where you’ll explore the connections between race, environment, and public health. Visit national museums to learn about Senegal’s rich history and culture, then dive into pressing health issues through site visits to heavily polluted areas like the Pink Lake and coastal fishing communities. Gain firsthand insight into how environment is affecting local health and livelihoods, while working alongside community organizations and local scholars. This immersive experience will expand your global perspective, sharpen your critical thinking, and prepare you to engage with real-world health and environmental challenges across cultures.