Ph.D student Aleia McCord traces her steps from Ghana to Wisconsin to Uganda. From tips on making plans post-graduation to her passion for renewable energy in Uganda, McCord shares her experiences at home and abroad. …
Year: 2015
Tripp awarded Fulbright Fellowship to work in Morocco
Aili Tripp, professor of Political Science and Gender and Women’s Studies, was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship to teach and carry out research in Morocco for the academic year 2015-16. Her project, “Women’s Changing Constitutional and …
Jordan Prize: Call for best graduate student paper
Since 1969, the African Studies Program has awarded the A.C. Jordan Prize to a UW-Madison graduate student for the year’s best paper on Africa. To be considered for the prize, a paper must be nominated and …
African Language Linguistic Limbo Challenge
Why study an African language? The African Studies Program invites you to show us your figurative flexibility by creating a pun, catchphrase or slogan to encourage your friends and neighbors to study an African language! …
Interfaith memorial for Garissa attack held April 30
UW-Madison students and others will gather together on Bascom Hill to honor those killed at at Garissa University College in Kenya on April 2. Ibrahim Saeed, president of the Islamic Center of Madison, and Pastor David Mngodo will …
UW research team learns from Ebola in Sierra Leone
University of Wisconsin-Madison News features the work of a UW Ebola research team in Sierra Leone. Yoshihiro Kawaoka, pathobiological sciences professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine, began studying Ebola in 1995 …
UW-Madison suspends student travel to Kenya
The University International Travel Committee (UITC) recommended the suspension of UW-Madison-sponsored student travel to Kenya, which was announced on April 15, 2015. Learn more about the UITC. Read the April 15th memo from the Vice Provost …
Agoke honored as a 2015 Letters and Science Teaching Fellow
African Languages and Literature graduate student Adeola Agoke has been named a 2015 College of Letters and Science Teaching Fellow. The Teaching Fellow Award is granted to TAs from the College of Letters and Science, …
Project Assistant needed in Educational Policy Studies
Professor Amy Stambach seeks a graduate assistant to help on a study concerning changes in overseas economic and development assistance for children and young adults in urban East Africa. The position is slate to be 50% time (20 …
NPR features Ambassador Thomas-Greenfield on Nigerian elections
National Public Radio features University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna and U.S. Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield on the closely-contested Nigerian presidential elections. NPR’s Audie Cornish speaks with Thomas-Greenfield about her experience …