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by Ana Alvarez

Musician Wyclef Jean joins the Brown faculty

Brown can add another celebrity name to its Africana Studies department. During his lecture last night, Paul Farmer announced that musician, and former Haitian Presidential candidate, Wyclef Jean would be joining the Brown faculty. A press release yesterday confirmed that Jean will become a visiting fellow for the 2010-11 school year in Africana Studies. Now we want to know: does a free concert count as a lecture?

Hear some of his music after the jump…

Wyclef Jean- Gone TIll November

Wyclef Jean (Feat. Akon, Lil’ Wayne, Niia)- Sweetest Girl

Wyclef Jean- If I Was President

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October 5, 2010   2 Comments   Tags: Africana studies, music, Wyclef

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1 Watch out, Ruth — Blog Daily Herald { 11.08.10 at 3:26 pm }

[...] wait for the next album by Visiting Fellow in Africana Studies Wyclef Jean(yeah, we still have fun writing that, too)? While If I Were President: The Haitian Experience [...]

2 Our Own Perfect Gentleman – Shot? — Blog Daily Herald { 03.20.11 at 12:31 pm }

[...] Jean, renowned hip-hop star and a Brown Africana Studies teaching fellow, was shot in the hand in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on the eve of the run-off Presidential elections.   [...]

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