Wisconsin faculty, students, and alumni participated in “Changing Course,” symposium on October 12, 2012, jointly hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program, the Department of African Languages and Literature, and the Language Institute. …
Month: November 2012
Explore Summer 2013 domestic and international African language programs
The Center for African Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, has put together a helpful resource for students looking for summer African language programs. One document includes a list of overseas African language programs …
Call for Applications: Foreign Language and Area Studies Awards and Fellowships
The competition for Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellowships and awards at UW-Madison is now open. The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2013 and Academic Year …
African Languages Initiative funds pre-overseas language study
The African Languages Initiative (AFLI) offers Boren Fellowship applicants the opportunity to study African languages and cultures by participating in domestic and overseas language programs. The African Languages Initiative funding is available for Boren Scholars …
From the UW News Desk: Scott Straus helps government officials understand, prevent genocide
The unthinkable is Scott Straus’ stock-in-trade. The barbarity and righteous conceit that spawns genocide is his research focus, and Straus, a political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, is using his expertise to help …