What does it mean to live, learn, teach, and engage through the lens of Ubuntu?

This interactive workshop shines a spotlight on Ubuntu—the value-based African sociocentric philosophy rooted in collective humanity, interconnectedness, and interdependence—as a solid conceptual and applied framework for shaping teaching and learning as well as everyday encounters across diverse relationships.

The workshop draws on the course “IAH 205: Africa and the World – Portraits of Historical and Contemporary Africa,” offered by Dr. Upenyu Majee and Grace Tukurah. Facilitated by the two instructors and featuring the diverse voices and reflections of select students and course guests from fall 2025 and spring 2026, the workshop invites participants to experience firsthand what an Ubuntu-informed teaching and learning space feels like and produces.

Who is this for?

This workshop is equally relevant for classroom instructors looking to integrate Ubuntu’s relational tenets into their pedagogy and for anyone curious about how applied philosophy can deepen daily interactions, community-building, and collaborative encounters.

What to expect

Together, we will step into an environment intentionally structured for us to learn with and from each other—through generous listening and reflective sharing. Attendees will walk away with tangible, practical, and customizable Ubuntu approaches (such as interactive and reflective processes) designed for integration into both formal curriculum and everyday relational practices.