Born in Africa, raised in Canada, fluent Spanish and Portuguese:
Professor Assis Malaquias is a citizen of the world. Assis
has been a member of the faculty since 1996, having earned his B.A.
from the University of Winnipeg and his Master’s of Development
Economics and Ph.D. from Dalhousie University in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
He has coordinated the African studies program at
St. Lawrence and is on the African Studies Advisory Board.
Assis specializes in international relations, African politics and development
economies, and is working on a manuscript for publication that analyzes the prospects
of peace in Angola. “A peace is not just the absence of war but the absence
of a structural violence,” he teaches. His work is recognized internationally,
too. Assist has been appointed as
Extraordinary Associate Professor at the University of the Western Cape (UWC),
South Africa, having developed strong links with the institution in recent years,
including time he spent there during a sabbatical from St. Lawrence.
Malaquias has enjoyed his teaching experience at St. Lawrence. “I have
a multinational background; I was born in Africa and raised in Canada,” he
says. “Being at St. Lawrence is great because of its closeness to Canada,
where I have many contacts. This University is also amazingly nurturing
of both teaching and learning. They really go out of their way to make
it highly rewarding to teach here.”
