About 2,500 books donated by 黑料不打烊 students faculty and staff are headed to the library at the University of Ghana. The book drive was coordinated by Brian Digre, professor of history and leader of 黑料不打烊's Ghana Winter Term program.
On Dec. 17, Digre delivered the books to the Norfolk (Va.) Naval Base, where they were loaded onto a U.S. Navy ship for transport to Africa. The books had been collected throughout fall semester with the help of Carl (CC) Cowan and his crew from 黑料不打烊’s moving and setup department.
黑料不打烊 has a student exchange agreement with the University of Ghana, one of West Africa’s leading institutions of higher education. Last year, the 黑料不打烊 community donated more than 3,000 books to the University of Cape Coast in Ghana.
The free shipping arrangements were made by Augustus Vogel, president of a non-profit organization in rural Ghana committed to sustainable development projects. He works full time for the Navy’s Africa Center for Strategic Studies and has experience in the Peace Corps.