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Asynchronous ACTFL OPI Familiarization Workshop hosted by the UF Center for European Studies, March 1-31, 2023

Posted on February 20, 2023

The UF Center for European Studies will host an asynchronous ACTFL Oral Proficiency Interview (OPI) Familiarization workshop from March 1-March 31.  If you would like to participate in this professional development workshop, please complete the …

Posted in Alumni, Conferences, Events, Faculty, Languages, Outreach

VIRTUAL INTENSIVE SUMMER MULTILANGUAGE SEMINAR

Posted on January 14, 2021

The African Studies Program is excited to share news of a virtual summer language opportunity. WISLI is hosting “a new FLAS-eligible online program in Summer 2021: the Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar.  The Intensive Summer Multilanguage Seminar, developed …

Posted in Funding, Graduate Students, Languages, Uncategorized

FLAS Applications Now Open: Attend an Information Session or Open House

Posted on November 26, 2018

FLAS applications are now open! African language FLAS fellowships are funded by the U.S. Department of Education and administered by the African Studies Program to assist students in acquiring African language and area studies competencies. …

Posted in Fellowships, Funding, Graduate Students, Languages, Uncategorized

5 Reasons to Get a Certificate in African Studies

Posted on September 26, 2016

 1. Learn with world-class professors. We are lucky to be at a university with so many professors that focus their work on Africa. In fact, UW-Madison has one of the oldest and most established centers of African …

Posted in Languages, UncategorizedTagged Certificate, languageLeave a comment

Africa in Our Lives: Sam England

Posted on August 19, 2016

Assistant Professor of Arabic Sam England spent part of his childhood in Egypt, but it wasn’t until college that he jumped headfirst into the study of Arabic. He shares the lessons  from ancient poetry and …

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Africa in Our Lives: Edward L. Powe

Posted on January 25, 2016

While Edward Powe’s interest in Africa and the tropical world dates back to his graduate studies, creative endeavors like the development of his NGO and promotion of a Zulu board game suggest his interest does …

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Get funding to study an African language with a FLAS fellowship

Posted on November 25, 2015

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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SUMMER STORIES: Summer Tales from Nollywood

Posted on October 5, 2015

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 …

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Africa in Our Lives: Adeola Agoke

Posted on August 3, 2015

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 …

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SUMMER STORIES: Teas and thanks in Luganda

Posted on June 24, 2015

Summer Stories from Africa is a series of fresh reflections from our students, faculty, and alumni researching and studying on the continent. Teas and thanks in Luganda I have often considered foreign correspondence as a career, …

Posted in Languages, Summer Stories from Africa, Travel, VolunteerTagged Luganda, Meagan Doll, Save the Mothers, UgandaLeave a comment
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