William Moseley
@williamgmoseley.bsky.social
DeWitt Wallace Professor of Geography & Food, Agriculture & Society Program Director at Macalester College | Prez American Association of Geographers |Past Prez Mande Studies Association | Africa, Food Security, Agriculture, Agroecology, Political Ecology
Article on my @macalestercollege.bsky.social colleague who faces federal charges for exercising his constitutionally protected rights www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The professor facing prison in ‘antifa’ case: ‘They want to scare all who oppose ICE’
Erik Davis is accused by the government of a ‘conspiracy’ to obstruct ICE – experts say it’s part of a pattern to criminalize lawful organizing and ruin activists’ lives
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The only silver lining to the war in Iran is a boost to the shift away from fossil fuels in agriculture and transportation: African farmers shift to biofertilizers as Iran war spikes prices www.devex.com/news/african...
African farmers shift to biofertilizers as Iran war spikes prices
A growing number of smallholder farmers are adopting organic fertilizers and other environmentally friendly farming methods amid global price and supply shocks. Meanwhile, government officials are try...
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Shame on the United States, shame on my country. People are going hungry while the US President made over $2.2 billion last year www.npr.org/2026/08/03/n...
Over 4 million people are no longer receiving food aid amid sweeping changes to SNAP
SNAP, also known as food stamps, has seen a rapid and consistent participation decline since last July. The drop comes as the program faces historic cuts and changes.
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I've benefited from 2 Fulbright-Hays grants during my academic career - once as a PhD student (Mali research) and then as a faculty member (South Africa research). The proposed cuts to these programs would be a tragic. Glad the ASA is speaking out about this: africanstudies.org/advocacy/asa...
ASA Opposes ED’s Proposed Rescission of International Education Program Regulations
Public Comment Posted July 30, 2026 African Studies Association Opposes ED’s Proposed Rescission of International Education Program RegulationsThe African Studies Association (ASA) strongly opposes th...
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Very proud of my former @macalestercollege.bsky.social student, Jane Slentz-Kesler, for bringing this article to publication: "Global conservation imaginaries and local realities: Rethinking community-based natural resources management in Northeast Madagascar" authors.elsevier.com/c/1nWV0_61Ox...
I look forward to participating in this roundtable discussion on African Agriculture this Thursday. Please join us!
Just came across this nice review of my book (Decolonizing African Agriculture) in the journal Economic Botany ( @columbiaup.bsky.social , @edinburghup.bsky.social )
The thing about white supremacists is that they can't stand thriving, diverse communities b/c it shows they are wrong. White monocultures (to use an agroecology term) are artificial, vulnerable & doomed to fail. I love the big, beautiful, multicultural Twin Cities! newrepublic.com/post/212726/...
The President of the United States Attacks Kindergarteners
Donald Trump is attacking five-year-olds because they’re Muslim.
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My first Spanish language publication in Agentina's Bulletin of Geographical Studies: La ecología política de un cambio de paradigma emergente: las instituciones internacionales de investigación agrícola y la agroecología en África revistas.uncu.edu.ar/ojs3/index.p...
Making sure you're not a bot!
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Nice to see that yesterday's event in Nairobi on "Decolonizing African Agriculture" made Kenya's People Daily.
Recording of today's forum in Nairobi on Decolonizing African Agriculture in which I gave a keynote and participated in a dynamic discussion. My deepest thanks to the participants, audience and @boelleu.bsky.social, Nairobi Office www.youtube.com/live/A55bSCW...
Decolonising African Agriculture
YouTube video by Hbs Nairobi
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Last day of fieldwork in Nyamuswa, Tanzania. I am grateful for the many wonderful conversations we had with farmers
We made a couple of short, simple videos with Tanzanian farmers for American geography students this week. Here is the second one about gardening. youtu.be/b1QxItYBi54?...
Introductory geography video on gardening in the Mara Region of NW Tanzania
YouTube video by William Moseley
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We made a couple of short, simple videos with Tanzanian farmers for American geography students this week. Here is the first one about farming systems. youtu.be/hQR_i3dWKAg?...
Introductory geography video on gardening in the Mara Region of NW Tanzania
YouTube video by William Moseley
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Dear Nairobi Friends, Please join me for a talk and round table conversation on agroecology this Monday, June 29, organized by Heinrich Böll Stiftung, Nairobi Office. The time shifted and now runs for 10:30-13:00 EAT.
Born after 2010, children part of #GenAlpha are set to enter college in 2028. Led by '25-26 President @williamgmoseley.bsky.social, AAG’s Generation Alpha Project initiative aims to nurture geography education, focused on developing strategies to support and grow within the US.
The Generation Alpha Project Task Force - AAG
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Dear friends and colleagues in Nairobi, please join me for a PUBLIC LECTURE AND EAST AFRICAN CONVERSATION organized by the Heinrich Böll Stiftung Foundation and the Route to Food Initiative. The event is from 9-11:30 EAT this Monday, June 29. Details below.
Good to be back in NW Tanzania talking to farmers. I am grateful for our partnership here with Project Zawadi and Mwalimu Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology
It was great to give a seminar for geography and water resources management doctoral students at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar this morning
Ravi d'être de retour @ucadsenegal.bsky.social pour travailler avec mes collègues à l'organisation du colloque sur les études mandé qui se tiendra à Dakar en juin 2027. // Good to be back at UCAD working w/ colleagues to plan June 2027 Dakar Mande Studies Conference mandestudies.org/conference/
Je me réjouis d'animer ce jeudi un séminaire avec des doctorants à l'Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar, au Sénégal // I look forward to leading a seminar with doctoral students at the Université Cheikh Anta Diop in Dakar, Sénégal this Thursday
Here is a link to (mandestudies.org/conference/) the 2nd call for papers for the 13th Int'l Mande Studies Conference in Dakar, June 21-24, 2027. This is a bilingual conference (French & English). The deadline for submissions is Oct 15, 2026. Feel free to contact me if you have questions.
Learn more about the @geographers.bsky.social's Generation Alpha Project Task Force: Nurturing Undergraduate Geography Education www.aag.org/program/the-...
The Generation Alpha Project Task Force - AAG
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This was fun!
American Association of Geographers@geographers.bsky.social · 2mo agoIt’s that time of year! We're ecstatic to have Sara Smith take on her new position for Council in July. For the last President’s Column of his term, Bill Moseley talks with Sara Smith about her experiences within the discipline and her aspirations for her upcoming leadership at AAG. buff.ly/BdnLNkt
This is a wonderful lecture , given by Judy Carney at the 2026 @geographers.bsky.social annual meeting, "Planting Resistance : Botanical Legacies of the African Diaspora" youtu.be/kdCr6lYdU50?...
AAG 2026 Stanley Brunn Award for Creativity in Geography - Judith Carney
YouTube video by American Association of Geographers
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Nice review of our open-access book, "Gleanings from the Field Food Security, Resilience, and Experiential Learning" (services.publishing.umich.edu/Books/G/Glea...) in the journal Food and Foodways @leverpress.bsky.social
AAG2026 recordings are now available! AAG’s YouTube channel now has a new 2026 Annual Meeting playlist to access plenary recordings from the meeting, as well as those from the webinar series. Watch the playlist: buff.ly/xSinXQ8 #GeoSky
I had a great time at the Midwest Undergraduate Geography Symposium (MUGS) today at @macalestercollege.bsky.social. Students from several schools presented, including Macalester, St. Thomas, Gustavus, St Olaf, and UW Eau Claire.
