As part of a long tradition of community and K-12 outreach, the African Studies Program is pleased to launch its annual OUTREACH SCHOLAR program for the 2015-16 academic year. Outreach Scholars are UW-Madison graduate and undergraduate …
Month: October 2015
Critical Language Scholarship webinars available for students
In Fall 2015, Critical Language Scholarship Program staff will partner with representatives from other organizations to host six webinars to help prospective applicants and campus advisors to understand the application process and provide support. A …
Africa in Our Lives: Ousmane Ngom
Ousmane Ngom is a professor of African and Afro-American literature at Gaston Berger University in Saint-Louis, Senegal, and is on campus in Fall 2015 as a visiting scholar with the African Studies Program. Hometown: Saint-Louis, …
Teaching assistants needed for Spring Africa survey course
277 Africa: An Introductory Survey Cross-listed in African Languages and Literature, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology Instructor: Michael Schatzberg, Political Science Number of Teaching Assistants needed: 2 Eligibility: Applicants must be …
SUMMER STORIES: Laughing Yoga in Tanzania
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Stephanie Laemmert is a graduate student at the European University Institute in Florence, Italy …
Cap Times features visiting Ghanaian artist at UW-Madison
The Cap Times features Eric Adjetey Anang, a Ghanaian coffin sculptor who is in residency this fall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department. In the piece, Anang describes his art, how he became involved …
Songolo honored as one of seven UW-Madison 2015 Outstanding Women of Color
Emilie Songolo, African Studies bibliographer and UW-Madison senior academic librarian, has been recognized as one of seven UW-Madison Outstanding Women of Color. The awards recognize students, faculty, staff and members of the community for their …
SUMMER STORIES: Summer Tales from Nollywood
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Segun Soetan is a graduate student in the Department of African Languages and Literature …