South Africa University Invites Aristide To Teach Politics

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SOUTH AFRICA UNIVERSITY INVITES ARISTIDE TO TEACH POLITICS
by Moshoeshoe Monare
August 27 2004 at 08:38AM
Published on the Web by IOL on 2004-08-27 06:49:00
http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_i...4910892C677651


The University of South Africa (Unisa) is recruiting exiled Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his wife to take
up academic posts at the institution.

The institution, which has merged with Vista University Distance Education Campus and Technikon South Africa,
wants Aristide to teach in the field of international politics for its newly created Centre for African Renaissance Studies.

Professor Barney Pityana, the institution's vice-chancellor and principal, could neither deny nor confirm Aristide's
pending appointment.

'They want to offer him a senior academic position'

"We will make the announcement when the time is right, we cannot say anything at the moment," Pityana said.

Aristide could not be reached for comment at the time of going to press.

According to a source who declined to be identified, Unisa had been negotiating with Aristide for several months.

"They want to offer him a senior academic position. They are negotiating a package and his role at the moment,
I think it will happen soon because the university is keen to have him," said the source.

Another source said the institution was also talking to Aristide's wife Mildred.

'The university is keen to have him' "Yes, I understand there are negotiations at a higher level about offering
Mrs. Aristide an academic posting at the university," said a senior source.

When the controversy of whether Aristide was going to take refuge in South Africa was raging, the University
of the Witwatersrand's international relations professor, John Stremlau quipped then that he would not mind
Aristide teaching his students.

Aristide's academic background includes studying philosophy at the Grand Seminaire Notre Dame and psychology
at the State University of Haiti. He was also a priest before going to politics that saw him forced into exile twice.

His wife is a qualified lawyer who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's Law School.

They came to South Africa in May after spending months in exile, first in the Central African Republic and then
Jamaica, following a revolt and uprising in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.

This article was originally published on page 4 of Cape Times on August 27, 2004

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SOUTH AFRICAN UNIVERSITY TO GIVE HAITI’S ARISTIDE TEACHING POST
BBC Monitoring Service - United Kingdom; Aug 27, 2004
Source: The Star web site, Johannesburg, in English 27 Aug 04

Aristide, wife posts", published by South African newspaper The Star web site on 27 August

UNISA [University of South Africa] is recruiting exiled Haitian President Jean-Bertrand Aristide and his wife to take up posts
at the institution.

The institution, which has merged with Vista University Distance Education Campus and Technikon SA, wants Aristide to
teach in the field of international politics for its newly created Centre for African Renaissance Studies.

Professor Barney Pityana, the institution's vice-chancellor and principal, could neither deny nor confirm Aristide's pending
appointment.

"We will make the announcement when the time is right, we cannot say anything at the moment," Pityana said.

Aristide could not be reached at the time of going to press.

According to a source who spoke to The Star on condition of anonymity, Unisa had been negotiating with Aristide for
several months.

"They want to offer him a senior academic position. They are negotiating a package and his role.

"I think it will happen soon because the university is keen to have him," said the source.

Another source said the institution was also talking to Aristide's wife Mildred.

"I understand there are negotiations at a higher level about offering Mrs Aristide an academic posting at the university,"
said a senior source.

When the controversy of whether Aristide was going to take refuge in South Africa was raging, the University of the
Witwatersrand's international relations professor, John Stremlau, quipped then that he would not mind Aristide teaching
his students.

Aristide's academic background includes studying philosophy at the Grand Seminaire Notre Dame and psychology at the
State University of Haiti. He was also a priest before going to politics.

His wife is a qualified lawyer who graduated from the University of Pennsylvania's law school.

They came to South Africa in May after spending several months in exile, first in the Central African Republic and then
Jamaica, following a revolt and uprising in Haiti's capital, Port-au-Prince.