By Kyra Fox The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its annual spring symposium on the topic of honoring the departed in Africa and beyond. Scheduled for April 6-7, 2018, the …
Month: March 2018
Symposium to examine ways of honoring ancestors in Africa and the diaspora
The African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison will host its annual spring symposium on the topic of honoring the departed in Africa and beyond. Scheduled for April 6-7, 2018, the multidisciplinary symposium …
Call for teaching assistants for Africa 277
The African Studies Program seeks two teaching assistants for Africa 277: An Introductory Survey in Fall 2018. This interdisciplinary course is cross-listed in African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. Please see …
Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange opportunity for Fellows and American professionals
The deadline to apply for the Mandela Washington Fellowship Reciprocal Exchange Component has been extended to Wednesday, April 11, 2018! This application round is open to all cohorts of Mandela Washington Fellows. The Reciprocal Exchange Component …
Africa in Our Lives: Will Porter
The trombone has brought Will Porter from his hometown in Fleet, England to brass bands in Tanzania, a classical youth orchestra in Mozambique, and now to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Will is pursuing his DMA …
Postdoctoral Fellowships in African Studies
The Council on African Studies at the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale University invites applications for TWO postdoctoral fellowships, commencing on July 1, 2018 and ending June 30, 2020. Candidates …
Intern with the Global Health Institute
Global Health Institute (GHI) is hiring two interns who are interested in contributing to better health for all —humans, animals and the planet. Interns are vital to GHI, bringing their perspective, their energy and their …
Dane County Chapter of the United Nations seeking a paid intern
Interested in interning for the United Nations Association? Apply to this paid summer internship here.
Linda Thomas-Greenfield to receive honorary degree
Former Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield will receive an honorary doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in May. Thomas-Greenfield, who earned a master’s degree in public administration from UW-Madison in …
Submit nominations for the 2018 ASA awards
The African Studies Association recently opened nominations for the following awards and prizes in 2018: The ASA Presidential Fellows Program provides opportunities for academics and practitioners with a scholarly interest in Africa to travel to …