Having majored at Willamette in political science and French, Newbury did graduate work at the University of Wisconsin. She then conducted research on colonial state-building and the complicated processes of decolonization in Rwanda and eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, becoming a close witness to some of the most painful events in recent African history.She has also written widely on the origins, processes and aftermath of political turmoil in the Great Lakes Region of central Africa. Through her publications, Newbury has sought to create deeper understanding of tragic events often misunderstood in the West. She has taught a wide range of courses on women, peasant politics and development issues at several universities. Newbury has served as president of the multidisciplinary African Studies Association and as academic director of the Five College African Scholars Program.

She retired from Smith College in 2012 and now lives with her husband in Vermont.

Catharine Newbury
Willamette University

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