Tuesday-Wednesday July 26-27, 2022 (9 am-4 pm Central Time) Via Zoom Call for Proposals (Closed) The West African Research Association, and the African Studies Program at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are hosting a virtual conference that …
Month: May 2022
Africa in Our Lives: Ayodeji Adegbite
Ayodeji is a Ph.D. student in History of Science, Medicine, and Technology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research focuses generally on the history of health, infectious diseases, and environmental and social change in Africa. …
Emilie Songolo leaves UW-Madison to take up new position at MIT
Dear Colleagues and friends, it is a bittersweet moment as I announce Emilie Songolo’s impending departure after a long and illustrious career at UW-Madison. Emilie has accepted a position at MIT as Head of Distinctive …
Meet the Inaugural William A. Brown Research Award Winner
The William A. Brown Research Award is intended to support research on Islam or West African history. Funds must be used to advance research; recipients may propose to use this award for travel, archival work, or …
AFRICAN LANGUAGES FILM FESTIVAL
Please join our African languages students at UW-Madison to celebrate their skills in African language use and cultural expressions. At this event, we will have an exciting time watching the beautifully crafted skits prepared by …