September 10th
Hosted by Jeremy Foltz
New Interim Faculty Director of the African Studies Program, UW-Madison
Click here to read Jeremy Foltz’s Address
This is an in-person event
September 17th
Hosted by Jeremy Foltz
Interim Faculty Director of the African Studies Program, UW-Madison
This is an in-person event
September 24th
Mauro Nobili
Professor of History at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign
Hosted by Khaled Esseissah
(This in-person event was livestreamed) Click here to watch recording
October 1st
Toyin Falola
Professor of History and Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Hosted by Jim Sweet and Jacqueline-Bethel Mougoué
(This in-person event was livestreamed) Click here to watch recording
October 8th
UW-Madison’s Connection to WorldWise Microfinance
Tom Eggert
Founder and President of WorldWise Microfinance
(This in-person event was livestreamed) Click here to watch recording
October 15th
Virtual Talk
U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Africa and Global Health Subcommittee
Amy Stambach
Vilas Distinguished Achievement Professor of Anthropology, UW-Madison
Hosted by Jeremy Foltz
(This virtual talk was livestreamed on Zoom and 206 Ingraham Hall) Click here to watch recording
October 22nd
Narrating the Margins: Mohamed Choukri’s Short Stories “Flower Crazy” and “The Tent”
Jonas Elbousty
Senior Lector I, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Yale University
Hosted by Samuel England
(This in-person event was livestreamed but not recorded for the public)
This event is co-hosted with the Middle Eastern Studies Program at UW-Madison
October 29th
Hosted by Jeremy Foltz
Interim Faculty Director of the African Studies Program, UW-Madison
(This in-person event was be livestreamed) Click here to watch recording
November 5th
Bridging Continents: Empowering Youth and Reawakening Heritage
Roxie Hentz
Founding Executive Director of CEOs of Tomorrow, Inc.
(This in-person event was livestreamed) Click here to watch recording
November 12th
Reclaiming West African Culture for Youth Empowerment and Self-actualization through Drum Power
Yorel Lashley
Director of Programs, Office of Professional Learning and Community Education, School of Education, UW-Madison
(This in-person event was livestreamed) Click here to watch recording
December 3rd
Re-imagining Women’s Leadership: Insights about Positive Fathering and Male Role Models in Uganda
Deborah Kaddu-Serwadda
2025 Goodman Nonprofit Center Fellow, Senior Program Associate & Director for Africa, 4W Initiative-Women & Wellbeing in Wisconsin & the World, UW-Madison
(This in-person event will be livestreamed) Click here to watch recording