The African Studies Program encourages students of African languages to submit applications for Summer 2016 and Academic Year 2016-2017 fellowships and awards. Application deadline is February 15, 2016. FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. …
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Explore Summer 2016 domestic and international African language programs
Plan your summer African language study with this helpful list of domestic and international language programs. Summer 2016 domestic and international programs The link takes you to a Google spreadsheet that also includes tabs with …
Africa in Our Lives: Akshay Sarathi
Akshay Sarathi is a graduate student in the Department of Anthropology and successfully organized the October Maritime Cultures on the East African Coast conference, sponsored by the African Studies Program. The African Studies Program caught …
Africa in Our Lives: Lauren Parnell Marino
Lauren Parnell Marino, PhD candidate in Development Studies, joined the African Studies Program this fall as an administration project assistant and academic advisor. Though busy settling in, she’s still finding time to enjoy fall photography …
African Studies Program launches 2015-16 Outreach Scholar Program
As part of a long tradition of community and K-12 outreach, the African Studies Program is pleased to launch its annual OUTREACH SCHOLAR program for the 2015-16 academic year. Outreach Scholars are UW-Madison graduate and undergraduate …
Teaching assistants needed for Spring Africa survey course
277 Africa: An Introductory Survey Cross-listed in African Languages and Literature, Afro-American Studies, Anthropology, Geography, History, Political Science, and Sociology Instructor: Michael Schatzberg, Political Science Number of Teaching Assistants needed: 2 Eligibility: Applicants must be …
SUMMER STORIES: Summer Tales from Nollywood
Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Segun Soetan is a graduate student in the Department of African Languages and Literature …
Africa in Our Lives: Stephen Pierce
Ph. D. candidate Stephen Pierce describes his love for teaching, his interest in the history of Islamic institutions in East Africa and what he’ll miss most about Madison, Wis. Pierce served as the African Studies …
Project assistantships in Institute for Regional and International Studies
The Institute for Regional and International Studies (IRIS), a unit in the UW‐Madison International Division, anticipates offering up to four graduate student project assistantships for the duration of the 2015‐16 academic year. The African Studies Program is …
Africa in Our Lives: Adeola Agoke
Though graduate student Adeola Agoke misses the warm weather and food of Nigeria, her time as a Yoruba language T.A. has shaped her understanding of American culture and her plans for the future. Field of …