Open Doors For Refugees (ODFR), a local NGO, is seeking volunteers who are able to speak Swahili. Within the last two months, more than 60 persons came to Madison from different parts of Africa, mainly Swahili …
Month: October 2019
Call for AFRICA 277 Graduate Teaching Assistants
The African Studies program seeks two teaching assistants for African 277: An Introductory Survey in Spring 2020. This interdisciplinary course is cross-listed in African Cultural Studies, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology. COURSE African …
In Remembrance: Michael Briggs (1934-2019)
The African Studies Program would like to take a moment to celebrate the life and recognize the passing of Michael (Mike) Briggs, former University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Bibliographer. Mike was appointed to develop the …
NOW OPEN: 2020 GLOBAL HEALTH GRANTS
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Global Health Institute (GHI) has announced that the application period is open for its 2020 grants and awards. This competitive grant program is designed to support global health efforts of faculty, …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: Marie-Josée Houénou
Marie-Josée Paula Houénou was a 2018 Mandela Washington Fellow who has now returned to Madison through a YALI Continuing Connections Travel Award to work with Valerie Stull of the Global Health Institute. Houénou is a legal …
Call for Papers: 15th International African Studies Conference
On May 26-29, 2020 in Moscow the Institute for African Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, in co-operation with the Research Council for the Problems of African Countries, will hold the 15th African Studies …
Apply Now: 2020 Global Health Grants
The UW-Madison Global Health Institute is offering a multitude of global health grants and awards for next year. Seed Grants of up to $25,000 support new global health research projects to make them competitive for sustained external …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: Sooji Kim
Sooji Kim is a graduate student in Development Studies who recently joined the African Studies Program team as an Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS) Project Assistant! In this feature, Sooji will discuss her …
CALL FOR PROPOSALS: UBUNTU DIALOGUES SEMINAR
The African Studies Center at Michigan State University (MSU) is pleased to invite applications for participation in the 2020 Ubuntu Dialogues Seminar Program to be held at Stellenbosch University in Cape Town, South Africa. The …
Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program (CADFP)
The CADFP is a scholar exchange program for African higher education institutions to host a diaspora scholar for 14-90 days for projects in curriculum co-development, research collaboration and graduate student teaching and mentoring. Selected fellows …