This article argues that the "soft" power of Western education in Ghana is undergirded by historical hard power, exercised through and reinforced by the architecture of schools.

Today on #Springboard, Your #VirtualUniversity we continue our anniversary series, Thinkathon with Dr. Kuukuwa Manful, Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Michigan. She shares groundbreaking ideas on redefining African architecture, building sustainably, and protecting Africa’s heritage for generations to come. Her insights will change the way you think about our spaces and our history.

This article - based on an African Studies Association Graduate Student Paper award-winning paper - establishes and investigates connections between the physical & sociopolitical architecture of school buildings and social class/ status in Ghana.