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 consultant …
Africa in Our Lives
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: Kathryn Mara
Kathryn Mara is a graduate student in African Cultural Studies at UW-Madison interested in language, cultural practices, and representations of violence, particularly in an East and Central African context. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: MAAME AMMA BREWOO
Maame Amma Brewoo is a senior undergraduate majoring in International Studies with certificates in Digital Studies and African Studies. She was born in Accra, Ghana, and immigrated to Madison, Wisconsin with her family at age …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: DREW BANTLIN
Drew Bantlin is a PhD candidate at the UW-Madison Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. His studies center around lion ecology, behavioral ecology, and practical management of wild spaces. In this AFRICA IN OUR LIVES, Bantlin …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: SAMUEL TEFERA ALEMU
Samuel Tefera Alemu (PhD) is an Assistant Professor and Asian Desk Coordinator at the Center for African and Oriental Studies and Associate Dean for Research and Technology Transfer of the College of Social Sciences at …
Africa in Our Lives: Lauren Sorensen
Rising junior Lauren Sorensen always knew she wanted to study abroad, but it was not until she began taking African Studies courses that she settled on Senegal. She was recently awarded the Boren Scholarship, which …
Africa in Our Lives: Leslie Sabakinu
Graduate student Leslie Sabakinu explores the intersections of history and medicine in the Belgian Congo. She spoke with African Studies about the importance of her field, her current reading list, and why students should consider …
Africa in Our Lives: Sam Allen
UW-Madison senior Sam Allen has never taken the conventional path when it comes to his education. The Geography and International Studies major managed to integrate his passion for Swahili with a career path in the …
Africa in Our Lives: Ryma Azzouz
From a young age, Ryma Azzouz knew she wanted to understand the world beyond the borders of her home country, Algeria. Currently, she is serving as a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Assistant of Arabic at …
Africa in Our Lives: Rich Beilfuss
When he’s not playing unicycle hockey or running marathons, you can probably find Rich Beilfuss in the field working with one of sub-Saharan Africa’s six species of cranes. Dr. Beilfuss is the President & CEO …