Be a YALI Application Reader

Mandela Washington Fellowship Reader Application Information IREX is seeking academic and professional experts to read and score applications for the 2019 Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. Over the course of the first five …

Remembering Jan Vansina

On September 21-22, 2018, the University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program will host a memorial lecture in honor of Jan Vansina, a pioneer in the field of African Studies who passed away last year. Lectures …

Hausa Interpreter Needed

A staff attorney at the Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants (CIRI), an immigration legal services nonprofit, is seeking a Hausa interpreter. The work is being conducted within CIRI’s grant-funded Survivor Services Program, which provides free …

Meet African Studies

Director: Nancy Kendall (Educational Policy Studies) Associate Director: Aleia McCord Assistant Director: Meagan Doll Steering Committee: Katrina Thompson (African Cultural Studies), Lisa Naughton (Geography), Emily Callaci (History), Tony Goldberg (Vet Med/GHI) Student Staff: Lauren Parnell-Marino …