Sheriff Issaka is a King-Morgridge Scholar from Ghana who recently won the African Studies Program’s Racial Justice Award. He is a Junior, majoring in Computer Science with African Studies and Entrepreneurship certificates. Sheriff developed this …
Africa in Our Lives
Africa in Our Lives: Allen Xiao
Allen Xiao is a PhD candidate in the Geography Department. His interests concern urbanism, subjectivity, mobility, ethnicity, and immigration. Allen has extensive research, teaching, and publishing experience. He recently won the African Studies Association’s Graduate …
Africa in Our Lives: Prince Vincent-Anene
The African Studies Program would like to introduce and welcome Prince Vincent-Anene, a new PhD student in the History Department. Prince completed his undergraduate degree at Paul University in Awka, Nigeria. He majored in History, …
Africa in our Lives: Kazeem Kẹ́hìndé Sanuth
The African Studies Program congratulates Kazeem Kẹ́hìndé Sanuth, a UW-Madison alum, on his new position as the Associate Director of National African Language Resource Center (NALRC) at the Indiana University, Bloomington. Kazeem graduated from UW …
Africa in Our Lives: Tinashe Hofisi
Tinashe Hofisi recently won the Racial Justice Award from the African Studies Program for his project titled, “Governance and Law Enforcement in the Era of COVID-19: African Lives Matter.” Tinashe is a human rights lawyer …
Africa in Our Lives: Rita Mawuena Benissan
Meet Rita Mawuena Benissan, who recently won the Racial Justice Award from the Africa Studies Program. Rita is a Ghanaian-American interdisciplinary artist, who explores the identities of Africans and African Americans while showcasing the profound …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: ARUNA KALLON
Introducing Aruna Kallon, a recent winner of the African Studies Program’s Racial Justice Award for his project, entitled “Examining the Association between Healthcare Seeking Behaviors and Risk of Testing Positive for COVID-19 in Sub-Saharan Africa.” …
Africa in Our Lives: Rebecca Achieng Ajulu-Bushell
The Department of African Cultural Studies is welcoming Rebecca Ajulu-Bushell as an incoming graduate student this upcoming fall. Rebecca graduated from the University of Oxford with a Bachelor’s in Fine Arts and is beginning her …
AFRICA IN OUR LIVES: JULES REYNOLDS
Jules is a joint Ph.D. student in the Department of Geography in the College of Letters & Science and Environment and Resources at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies. She researches the political ecology of …
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 consultant …