Mbye B. Cham
Biography
Dr. Cham, PhD, is chairman of the Department of African Studies at Howard University Graduate School. He also is a professor of Modern African Literature in English and French (West Africa and South Africa); African and Third World Cinema; and Film and African Development. Dr. Cham has received numerous awards from Howard University including the Howard University Fund for Academic Excellence Travel Award. He has also served as a jury member for prestigious review panels and awards both within and outside Howard University. These include the Paul Robeson Film Awards, Prized Pieces Film and Video Competition, and the Annual ROSEBUD Awards and Competition. Dr. Cham has also presided on the jury on Short Film Competition of the 16th FESPACO (Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 1999) and the Feature Films and Video Futures Jury (Southern African Film Festival (Harare, Zimbabwe, 1998) and served as consultant to UNESCO and the World Ban.
