(PDF) (DOC) (JPG)February 24, 2016

MAHWAH, N.J. — Award-winning author and noted physician Uzodinma Iweala will be at Ramapo College on Monday, February 29 as part of the Readings at Ramapo Visiting Writers Series. Iweala will discuss his works, including his 2005 novel, Beasts of No Nation, the harrowing story of a child soldier in a war-torn African country who is recruited into a unit of guerrilla fighters.

The event is in the Trustees Pavilion at 7 p.m., and is free and open to the public.

Beasts of No Nation, which was made into a feature film and premiered on Netflix in 2015, won numerous awards including the John Llwellyn Rhys Prize for Best First Novel, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Sue Kaufman Prize, among others, and was selected as a New York Times Notable Book.

Iweala was born in Washington, D.C., and attended Harvard University. He later graduated from Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons and is currently a fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University.

The Readings at Ramapo Visiting Writers Series is funded by the Salameno School of Humanities and Global Studies and the Office of the Provost at Ramapo College.

For information on this event, email Professor Hugh Sheehy at hsheehy@ramapo.edu

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Ramapo College of New Jersey is the state’s premier public liberal arts college and is committed to academic excellence through interdisciplinary and experiential learning, and international and intercultural understanding. The comprehensive college is situated among the beautiful Ramapo Mountains, is within commuting distance to New York City, was named one of the 50 Most Beautiful College Campuses in America by CondeNast Traveler, and boasts the best on-campus housing in New Jersey per Niche.com. Established in 1969, Ramapo College offers bachelor’s degrees in the arts, business, data science, humanities, social sciences and the sciences, as well as in professional studies, which include business, education, nursing and social work. In addition, the College offers courses leading to teacher certification at the elementary and secondary levels, and offers graduate programs leading to master’s degrees in Accounting, Applied Mathematics, Business Administration, Contemporary Instructional Design, Computer Science, Creative Music Technology, Data Science, Educational Leadership, Nursing, Social Work and Special Education, as well as a Doctor of Nursing Practice.

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