The Department of Cultural Studies and Comparative Literature, College of Liberal Arts, invites applications for a full-time, tenure-track position beginning fall semester 2018 (08/27/2018). Appointment will be 100%-time over the nine-month academic year (late-August to …
Month: October 2017
Seeking teaching assistants for Africa 277: An Introductory Survey
The African Studies Program seeks two teaching assistants for Africa 277: An Introductory Survey in Spring 2018. This interdisciplinary course is cross-listed in African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. …
In his own words: Philip Gourevitch on tough interviews, divisionist media and covering stories after Rwanda
This interview with Philip Gourevitch, staff writer at The New Yorker, was conducted and condensed by Kyra Fox. When Philip Gourevitch first traveled to Rwanda in 1995, he was not sure what to expect. The young writer had …
Russ Feingold to teach course on UW-Madison campus next fall
By Kyra Fox Four decades after walking across the commencement stage, Russ Feingold will return to the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus in fall 2018 as a Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in International Studies. The former state …
Scholarship opportunity for students from Sub-Saharan Africa
The Global Human Development Program (GHD) at Georgetown University’s Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service is excited to announce a full tuition scholarship for a master’s-level student from sub-Saharan Africa, made possible through the generous …
University of Minnesota, University of California-Irvine, and California State University Long Beach seek assistant professors
Academic departments at University of Minnesota, California State University Long Beach, and University of California-Irvine are hiring for the position of assistant professor. University of Minnesota: Assistant Professor in the Department of Cultural Studies and …
Apply for a Boren Award
The application for the 2018 Boren Awards is now open! Boren Awards fund U.S. undergraduate and graduate language study and research abroad in world regions critical to U.S. national interests (including Africa, Asia, Central & …
Department of State’s Young African Leaders Initiative recognizes 2016 UW-Madison Mandela Washington Fellow
When Juliana Lamise Atinga first arrived in Madison for the Mandela Washington Fellowship, she hoped to learn strategies to improve the lives of rural women in her home country of Ghana. She did not expect …
Applications for the Luce Scholars Program due next week
Interested in China-Africa relations or Asian affairs? The Luce Scholars Program provides a year’s internship in an Asian country related to the scholar’s interests. The program is designed to provide an extended period of exposure …
Internships in Africa offer “priceless knowledge”
This summer, students from UW-Madison headed to all corners of the African continent to complete internships. The African Studies Program talked to two interns about their experiences in South Africa and Uganda, and why other …