The Distinguished Africanist Scholar (DAS) is someone who has performed exceptionally in the academic field on matters related to African development.

IAD Colloquium Series is an academic platform designed for scholars and practitioners to share research, insights, and points of view on subjects related to African development. 

The Institute for African Development  outreach site provides online resources for New York State teachers, community college faculty research opportunities, materials for advance

IAD offers research grants to enrolled Cornell PhD students to conduct field research in Africa. 

Global Development encourages students to learn from and with communities both locally and globally.

The Seminar on Issues in African Development series examines a broad range of critical concerns in contemporary Africa.

Forum that provides a space where academics, researchers, and policy makers exchange views on current political, economic, legal, and social issues on African development.