Emmanuel Urey Yarkpawolo received his degrees from the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies in 2018. Emmanuel’s M.S. thesis was concerned land tenure reform and his Ph.D. concerned the social and ecological consequences of oil …
Year: 2023
Chat with a Diplomat
Interested in diplomacy, international relations, and language careers? Learn about exciting internships, fellowships, and careers with the Department of State during a chat with Susan Falatko, the U.S. Department of State’s Diplomat in Residence for …
Fall 2023 Africa at Noon Events
September 13th 6th Jan Vansina Lecture New Methods and Sources for Recovering New Voices: West African Peasant Rice Farmers and Enslaved Laborers on Lowcountry Rice Plantations Edda Fields Black Department of History, Carnegie Mellon University …
AFRICA FEST
Africa Fest is an annual event organized by the African Association of Madison to celebrate and share African traditions and cultural heritage with the greater Madison area. For over a decade, this family friendly community-based …
UW-Madison African Studies Program Continues Partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow
The University of Wisconsin-Madison African Studies Program is pleased to announce a second time partnership with CEOs of Tomorrow’s These Teens Mean Busine$$ Global Excursion Program. In the 2023 global and entrepreneurial program for Grades 9-12, …
The Good Life: Global Perspectives on Wellbeing and Happiness
July 24, 2023
Spring 2023 Africa At Noon Events
Spring 2023 Africa At Noon Speaker Events January 25 A.C. Jordan Prize paper: The Poetics of Unbreakable Bodies in Ebrahim Hussein’s Kinjeketile Vincent Ogoti African Cultural studies and History PhD Candidate Hosted by Luís …
Towards Global Black Cultural Studies in Theory & Practice: Reading Tejumola Olaniyan
This Thursday, Professor Catherine Cole will make a presentation in honor of Tejumola Olaniyan’s scholarship on Thursday, May 11th, at 11:45 pm (EST) at Cité internationale des arts – African Dialogues in Paris. (17:45 Paris time). The …
Summer & Fall Africa Internships
The UW-Madison International Internship Program (IIP) offers internships abroad with organizations all over the world. Applications are open for both Summer Virtual Internships and Fall In-Person internships! Summer Virtual Internships (part-time) – Rolling applications until May 14th FIEN …
Africa In Our Lives: Julius Gilayeneh
What’s your background and educational journey? I am a Medical Doctor and public health practitioner from Liberia. The evolution of my interest in public health is deeply personal. It was largely inspired by my interaction …