NPR interviews Zelalem Kibret, an Ethiopian lawyer and blogger who planned to attend President Obama’s Young African Leaders Initiative at the University of Virginia this summer. Just two short years ago, Kibret was arrested alongside …
Year: 2016
Remembering Daniel Kunene
The African Studies Program is sad to report the death of Daniel Kunene, emeritus professor in the Department of African Languages and Literature. Professor Kunene taught at the University of Wisconsin-Madison for over 30 years …
FLAS recipients take Arabic skills to local high schools
The International Division features several UW-Madison language students who give back to the community by tutoring local high school students. Among them are Morgan Haefner and Marcus Amato, both past recipients of the Foreign Language …
Sculptor brings Ghanaian flair to coffin design
UW-Madison’s “Forward Motion” news series features visiting artist Eric Adjetey Anang of Accra, Ghana. While in residency with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Art Department, Anang continued his lifelong trade of designing, carving, and painting coffins. …
Ghanaian textile artist displays work at Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
Dr. Dorothy Amenuke designed, hand-printed, and dyed hundreds of yards of batik yardage in Kumasi, Ghana. Dr. Amenuke is a faculty member, sculptor and textile artist. She teaches sculpture in the Department of Painting and …
Course Spotlight: The Global African City
Course Description The global city in Africa has emerged as a spatial and social form that drives profound human, cultural, economic and political changes on the continent. As a nexus of crisis and renewal, it …
African Studies Program prepares to welcome 25 emerging African leaders to campus
For six weeks in June, the African Studies Program will host 25 young African leaders at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. These emerging leaders will travel thousands of miles to the UW-Madison campus as part of …
Global Health Institute hiring communications intern
The Global Health Institute at UW-Madison is seeking an intern with excellent communication skills. The intern will work directly with the Global Health Institute communication manager and administrator on a variety of tasks including website …
African Studies Program launches Instagram contest
Don’t miss the chance to enter the African Studies Program’s first annual Instagram contest! Winners will receive African Studies swag, and winning photos will be featured in the African Studies Program newsletter and on all …
Now accepting SUMMER STORIES from Africa
SUMMER STORIES from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Since its debut in 2015, SUMMER STORIES has highlighted brief, but memorable moments, insights …