Objects are powerful sources for the study of African history. A new free online resource on West African currencies provides an original way of using objects in the classroom and beyond. Created by the Smithsonian’s …
Year: 2019
ASA Board of Directors Self-Nomination Call
The Nominations Committee of the African Studies Association is soliciting nominations from members who wish to be considered for the 2021 election slate for positions on the Board of Directors of the ASA. If elected, board …
Meeting our New Affiliates: Zuzana Burivalova
This feature is courtesy of Caroline Schneider in GROW, a magazine devoted to the life sciences published by the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS). Zuzana Burivalova is a new faculty …
Meeting our New Affiliates: Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué
This feature is courtesy of Katie Vaughn of the UW-Madison College of Letters and Science Communications Team. Professor Mougoué is an African Studies Program affiliate, and we have been so pleased to have her join …
NOW OPEN: WISLI TUITION SCHOLARSHIP
The Wisconsin Intensive Summer Language Institutes (WISLI) has will be opening applications for the summer 2020 courses in late November. The WISLI Tuition Scholarship covers the tuition and segregated fees for the summer 2020 language …
NOW OPEN: IRIS Fieldwork & Scott Kloeck-Jenson Awards (Summer 2020)
The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) at UW-Madison has opened the applications for the 2020 competitions for both the IRIS Graduate Student Summer Fieldwork Award and the Scott Kloeck-Jenson Fellowship. These awards are …
African Studies Program seeking curators, classrooms to participate in Discovery Box service
Outreach and community education are a major component of our work here at the African Studies Program. The African Studies Outreach Program reached over 9,000 citizens throughout the state with its programming last academic year, …
Jewish Social Services Seeking Translation Services
Jewish Social Services (JSS) is seeking contracted interpreters to help them with the interpretation needs of their Refugee Resettlement and Immigration Legal Services programs. The languages that they most need are Swahili, Dari, and Kinyarwanda …
2020 Rx One Health Field Institute in Tanzania
The Rx One Health Field Institute is a transformative 4-week field-based experiential learning course focused on One Health core competencies for graduate students and early career professionals from all disciplines. Organized and taught by experts from the University of California, Davis, Sokoine …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: Kevin Gnagne, 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow
Kevin Gnagne, 2019 Mandela Washington Fellow, has over four years of experience working in law enforcement as it relates to the environment and sustainable development. He holds a master’s degree in International Environmental and Natural …